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empezar to start, begin, to get started; to start

empezar is the #192 most common word in Spanish, a verb. It means “to start, begin, to get started; to start” and is pronounced /empeˈθaɾ/.

#192frequency rank
0.04%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of empezar

FormWhat it isMeaning
empiezoI · presentI start
empecéI · pastI started
empezadopast participlestarted
empezarinfinitiveto start
empezando-ing formstarting
empezadosingular · past participlestarted
empezadasingular · past participlestarted
empezadosplural · past participlestarted
empezadasplural · past participlestarted
empiezasyou · presentyou start
empezásyou · presentyou start
empiezahe/she · presenthe/she starts
empezamoswe · presentwe start
empezáisyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) start
empiezanthey · presentthey start
empezabaI · imperfectI used to start
empezabasyou · imperfectyou used to start
empezabahe/she · imperfecthe/she used to start
empezábamoswe · imperfectwe used to start
empezabaisyou (pl.) · imperfectyou (pl.) used to start
empezabanthey · imperfectthey used to start
empezasteyou · pastyou started
empezóhe/she · pasthe/she started
empezamoswe · pastwe started
empezasteisyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) started
empezaronthey · pastthey started
empezaréI · futureI will start
empezarásyou · futureyou will start
empezaráhe/she · futurehe/she will start
empezaremoswe · futurewe will start
empezaréisyou (pl.) · futureyou (pl.) will start
empezaránthey · futurethey will start
empezaríaI · conditionalI would start
empezaríasyou · conditionalyou would start
empezaríahe/she · conditionalhe/she would start
empezaríamoswe · conditionalwe would start
empezaríaisyou (pl.) · conditionalyou (pl.) would start
empezaríanthey · conditionalthey would start
empieceI · subjunctive present(that) I start
empiecesyou · subjunctive present(that) you start
empecésyou · subjunctive present(that) you start
empiecehe/she · subjunctive present(that) he/she start
empecemoswe · subjunctive present(that) we start
empecéisyou (pl.) · subjunctive present(that) you (pl.) start
empiecenthey · subjunctive present(that) they start
empezaraI · subjunctive imperfect(if) I started
empezarasyou · subjunctive imperfect(if) you started
empezarahe/she · subjunctive imperfect(if) he/she started

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