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cominciare

to begin; start

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Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

cominciare: Present
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I begin
tu	you begin
lui/lei	he/she begins; you (formal) begin
noi	we begin
voi	you (plural) begin
loro	they begin

cominciare: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I began; I have begun
tu	you began; you have begun
lui/lei	he/she began; he/she has begun; you (formal) began; you (formal) have begun
noi	we began; we have begun
voi	you (plural) began; you (plural) have begun
loro	they began; they have begun

cominciare: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I used to begin
tu	you used to begin
lui/lei	he/she used to begin; you (formal) used to begin
noi	we used to begin
voi	you (plural) used to begin
loro	they used to begin

cominciare: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had begun
tu	you had begun
lui/lei	he/she had begun; you (formal) had begun
noi	we had begun
voi	you (plural) had begun
loro	they had begun

cominciare: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had begun (before the next past event)
tu	you had begun (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had begun (before the next past event); you (formal) had begun (before the next past event)
noi	we had begun (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had begun (before the next past event)
loro	they had begun (before the next past event)

cominciare: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will begin
tu	you will begin
lui/lei	he/she will begin; you (formal) will begin
noi	we will begin
voi	you (plural) will begin
loro	they will begin

cominciare: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have begun
tu	you will have begun
lui/lei	he/she will have begun; you (formal) will have begun
noi	we will have begun
voi	you (plural) will have begun
loro	they will have begun

cominciare: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would begin
tu	you would begin
lui/lei	he/she would begin; you (formal) would begin
noi	we would begin
voi	you (plural) would begin
loro	they would begin

cominciare: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have begun
tu	you would have begun
lui/lei	he/she would have begun; you (formal) would have begun
noi	we would have begun
voi	you (plural) would have begun
loro	they would have begun

cominciare: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I begin
tu	(that) you begin
lui/lei	(that) he/she begins; (that) you (formal) begin
noi	(that) we begin
voi	(that) you (plural) begin
loro	(that) they begin

cominciare: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have begun
tu	(that) you have begun
lui/lei	(that) he/she has begun; (that) you (formal) have begun
noi	(that) we have begun
voi	(that) you (plural) have begun
loro	(that) they have begun

cominciare: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I began
tu	(that) you began
lui/lei	(that) he/she began; (that) you (formal) began
noi	(that) we began
voi	(that) you (plural) began
loro	(that) they began

cominciare: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had begun
tu	(that) you had begun
lui/lei	(that) he/she had begun; (that) you (formal) had begun
noi	(that) we had begun
voi	(that) you (plural) had begun
loro	(that) they had begun

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