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Conjugation of the Spanish verb empezar

A list of the common conjugations for the Spanish verb empezar, along with their English translations.

empezar is an irregular verb

Infinitive		Scored
empezar	to start

Present		Scored
yo empiezo	I start
tú empiezas	you start
él empieza	he starts
ella empieza	she starts
nosotros empezamos	we start
vosotros empezáis	you start
ellos empiezan	they start
ellas empiezan	they start

Imperfect		Scored
yo empezaba	I was starting
tú empezabas	you were starting
él empezaba	he was starting
ella empezaba	she was starting
nosotros empezábamos	we were starting
vosotros empezabais	you were starting
ellos empezaban	they were starting
ellas empezaban	they were starting

Preterite		Scored
yo empecé	I started
tú empezaste	you started
él empezó	he started
ella empezó	she started
nosotros empezamos	we started
vosotros empezasteis	you started
ellos empezaron	they started
ellas empezaron	they started

Preterite		Scored
yo he empezado	I started
tú has empezado	you started
él ha empezado	he started
ella ha empezado	she started
nosotros hemos empezado	we started
vosotros habéis empezado	you started
ellos han empezado	they started
ellas han empezado	they started

Pluperfect / Pretérito pluscuamperfecto		Scored
yo había empezado	I had started
tú habías empezado	you had started
él había empezado	he had started
ella había empezado	she had started
nosotros habíamos empezado	we had started
vosotros habíais empezado	you had started
ellos habían empezado	they had started
ellas habían empezado	they had started

Future		Scored
yo empezaré	I will start
tú empezarás	you will start
él empezará	he will start
ella empezará	she will start
nosotros empezaremos	we will start
vosotros empezaréis	you will start
ellos empezarán	they will start
ellas empezarán	they will start

Future Perfect / Futuro perfecto		Scored
yo habré empezado	I will have started
tú habrás empezado	you will have started
él habrá empezado	he will have started
ella habrá empezado	she will have started
nosotros habremos empezado	we will have started
vosotros habréis empezado	you will have started
ellos habrán empezado	they will have started
ellas habrán empezado	they will have started

Conditional		Scored
yo empezaría	I would start
tú empezarías	you would start
él empezaría	he would start
ella empezaría	she would start
nosotros empezaríamos	we would start
vosotros empezaríais	you would start
ellos empezarían	they would start
ellas empezarían	they would start

Conditional Perfect / Condicional perfecto The Spanish Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Condicional perfecto is made with the conditional tense of haber and the past participle of the verb.		Scored
yo habría empezado	I would have started
tú habrías empezado	you would have started
él habría empezado	he would have started
ella habría empezado	she would have started
nosotros habríamos empezado	we would have started
vosotros habríais empezado	you would have started
ellos habrían empezado	they would have started
ellas habrían empezado	they would have started

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) yo empiece	(... that) I start
(... que) tú empieces	(... that) you start
(... que) él empiece	(... that) he starts
(... que) ella empiece	(... that) she starts
(... que) nosotros empecemos	(... that) we start
(... que) vosotros empecéis	(... that) you start
(... que) ellos empiecen	(... that) they start
(... que) ellas empiecen	(... that) they start

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) yo empezara	(... that) I was starting
(... que) tú empezaras	(... that) you were starting
(... que) él empezara	(... that) he was starting
(... que) ella empezara	(... that) she was starting
(... que) nosotros empezáramos	(... that) we were starting
(... que) vosotros empezarais	(... that) you were starting
(... que) ellos empezaran	(... that) they were starting
(... que) ellas empezaran	(... that) they were starting

Imperative		Scored
empecemos	Let's start

Present Participle		Scored
empezando	starting

Past Participle		Scored
empezado	started

Regular conjugation

Irregular conjugation

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