Spanish reference
comenzar
to begin, to start (a bit formal)
Stem change · 21 tense and mood tables
Latin American Spanish: yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes. Vosotros and vos are not included.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Preterite
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Present perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Future with ir a
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Imperfect subjunctive: ra form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Imperfect subjunctive: se form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Present perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Pluperfect subjunctive: ra form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Pluperfect subjunctive: se form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Imperative
Affirmative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | — |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| yo | — |
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
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