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Empezar (to start) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of empezar (to start) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Empezar (to start) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

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Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Empezar (to start) Empezando (Starting) Empezado (Started)

Empezar (to start): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) empiezo I start
(tú) empiezas you start
(él/ella) empieza he/she starts
(nosotros/nosotras) empezamos we start
(vosotros/vosotras) empezáis You start
(ellos/ellas) empiezan they start

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he empezado I have started
(tú) has empezado You have started
(él/ella) ha empezado He/She has started
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos empezado We have started
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis empezado You have started
(ellos/ellas) han empezado they have started

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) empiece I start
(tú) empieces you start
(él/ella) empiece he/she starts
(nosotros/nosotras) empecemos we start
(vosotros/vosotras) empecéis you start
(ellos/ellas) empiecen they start

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya empezado I have started
(tú) hayas empezado you have started
(él/ella) haya empezado he has started
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos empezado We have started
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis empezado You have started
(ellos/ellas) hayan empezado they have started

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) empezaba I started
(tú) empezabas You were starting
(él/ella) empezaba he/she started
(nosotros/nosotras) empezábamos we started
(vosotros/vosotras) empezabais You started
(ellos/ellas) empezaban they started

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había empezado I had started
(tú) habías empezado You had started
(él/ella) había empezado he/she had started
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos empezado We had started
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais empezado you had started
(ellos/ellas) habían empezado they had started

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) empezara/empezase I started
(tú) empezaras/empezases You started
(él/ella) empezara/empezase he/she would start
(nosotros/nosotras) empezáramos/empezásemos we started
(vosotros/vosotras) empezarais/empezaseis You would start
(ellos/ellas) empezaran/empezasen they started

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese empezado I had started
(tú) hubieras/hubieses empezado you had started
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese empezado he/she had started
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos empezado we had started
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis empezado you would have started
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen empezado they had started

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) empecé I started
(tú) empezaste You started
(él/ella) empezó he/she started
(nosotros/nosotras) empezamos We started
(vosotros/vosotras) empezasteis You all started
(ellos/ellas) empezaron they started

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube empezado I had started
(tú) hubiste empezado You had started
(él/ella) hubo empezado he had started
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos empezado we had started
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis empezado you started
(ellos/ellas) hubieron empezado they had started

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) empezare I will start
(tú) empezares you will start
(él/ella) empezare he/she will start
(nosotros/nosotras) empezáremos we will start
(vosotros/vosotras) empezareis you will start
(ellos/ellas) empezaren they would start

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere empezado I will have started
(tú) hubieres empezado you would have started
(él/ella) hubiere empezado he/she will have started
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos empezado we will have started
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis empezado You would have started
(ellos/ellas) hubieren empezado they will have started

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) empezaré I will start
(tú) empezarás You will start
(él/ella) empezará he/she will start
(nosotros/nosotras) empezaremos we will start
(vosotros/vosotras) empezaréis You will start
(ellos/ellas) empezarán they will start

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré empezado I will have started
(tú) habrás empezado you will have started
(él/ella) habrá empezado he/she will have started
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos empezado we will have started
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis empezado You will have started
(ellos/ellas) habrán empezado they will have started
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Empieza! You start
¡Empiece! He/She start!
¡Empecemos! Let's start
¡Empezad! You start
¡Empiecen! They start

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No empiece! You do not start
No empieces! He/She do not start
No empiece! You do not start
No empecemos! You do not start
No empecéis! They do not start!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) empezaría I would start
(tú) empezarías You would start
(él/ella) empezaría he/she would start
(nosotros/nosotras) empezaríamos We would start
(vosotros/vosotras) empezaríais You would start
(ellos/ellas) empezarían they would start

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría empezado I would have started
(tú) habrías empezado You would have started
(él/ella) habría empezado he/she would have started
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos empezado we would have started
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais empezado You would have started
(ellos/ellas) habrían empezado They would have started

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I start the holidays in December.
Yo empiezo las vacaciones en diciembre.
2. They start the new year together.
Ellos empiezan el año nuevo juntos.
3. You will start organising meetings soon.
Empezarás a organizar reuniones pronto.
4. We will begin to fulfil the customer's wishes.
Empezaremos a cumplir deseos del cliente.
5. We start Christmas today.
Nosotros empezamos la navidad hoy.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I have started to read the book.
Yo he empezado a leer el libro.
2. I started my holidays on Monday.
Empecé mis vacaciones el lunes.
3. You all used to start working on the project at nine.
Vosotros empezabais a trabajar en el proyecto a las nueve.
4. You all have started to learn Spanish.
Vosotros habéis empezado a aprender español.
5. We were starting to study in the library.
Nosotros empezábamos a estudiar en la biblioteca.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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empezáramos/empezásemos, empieces, empiece, empiecen

1.
Espero que él ... a mejorar pronto.
(I hope he begins to improve soon.)
2.
Quiero que tú ... a trabajar en este proyecto.
(I want you to start working on this project.)
3.
Es importante que yo ... a estudiar temprano.
(It is important that I start studying early.)
4.
Dudo que ellos ... la reunión sin nosotros.
(I doubt that they will start the meeting without us.)
5.
Si nosotros ... la reunión a tiempo, terminaríamos más temprano.
(If we were to start the meeting on time, we would finish earlier.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I had started the project before they arrived.
Yo hube empezado el proyecto antes de que llegaran.
2. It's great that he/she/you (formal) has/have started to study.
Es genial que haya empezado a estudiar.
3. You had started to read when you were interrupted.
Tú hubiste empezado a leer cuando te interrumpieron.
4. He would have started the project last week.
Él habría empezado el proyecto la semana pasada.
5. We would have started the meeting at ten.
Nosotros habríamos empezado la reunión a las diez.