começar — to start; to begin; to commence; to begin; to start to do
começar is the #92 most common word in Portuguese, a verb. It means “to start; to begin; to commence; to begin; to start to do” and is pronounced /ko.meˈsa(ʁ)/.
#92frequency rank
0.09%of everyday Portuguese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of começar
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| começo | I · present | I start |
| comecei | I · past | I started |
| começado | past participle | started |
| começar | infinitive | to start |
| começar | I · infinitive | to start |
| começares | you · infinitive | to start |
| começar | he/she · infinitive | to start |
| começarmos | we · infinitive | to start |
| começardes | you (pl.) · infinitive | to start |
| começarem | they · infinitive | to start |
| começando | -ing form | starting |
| começado | singular · past participle | started |
| começados | plural · past participle | started |
| começada | singular · past participle | started |
| começadas | plural · past participle | started |
| começas | you · present | you start |
| começa | he/she · present | he/she starts |
| começamos | we · present | we start |
| começais | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) start |
| começam | they · present | they start |
| começava | I · imperfect | I used to start |
| começavas | you · imperfect | you used to start |
| começava | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to start |
| começávamos | we · imperfect | we used to start |
| começáveis | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to start |
| começavam | they · imperfect | they used to start |
| começaste | you · past | you started |
| começou | he/she · past | he/she started |
| começamos | we · past | we started |
| começámos | we · past | we started |
| começastes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) started |
| começaram | they · past | they started |
| começara | I · past perfect | I had started |
| começaras | you · past perfect | you had started |
| começara | he/she · past perfect | he/she had started |
| começáramos | we · past perfect | we had started |
| começáreis | you (pl.) · past perfect | you (pl.) had started |
| começaram | they · past perfect | they had started |
| começarei | I · future | I will start |
| começarás | you · future | you will start |
| começará | he/she · future | he/she will start |
| começaremos | we · future | we will start |
| começareis | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will start |
| começarão | they · future | they will start |
| começaria | I · conditional | I would start |
| começarias | you · conditional | you would start |
| começaria | he/she · conditional | he/she would start |
| começaríamos | we · conditional | we would start |
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