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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 starts
nosotros/nosotras empezamos we start
vosotros/vosotras empezáis You (all) 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 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 starts
nosotros/nosotras empecemos We start
vosotros/vosotras empecéis You all 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 was starting
tú empezabas You started
él/ella empezaba he started
nosotros/nosotras empezábamos we started
vosotros/vosotras empezabais You all 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 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 started
nosotros/nosotras empezáramos/empezásemos we started
vosotros/vosotras empezarais/empezaseis you would start
ellos/ellas empezaran/empezasen They would start

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese empezado I would have started
tú hubieras/hubieses empezado You had started
él/ella hubiera/hubiese empezado he had started
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos empezado We would have 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 started
nosotros/nosotras empezamos We started
vosotros/vosotras empezasteis you (pl.) 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 had 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 will start
nosotros/nosotras empezáremos we will start
vosotros/vosotras empezareis you will start
ellos/ellas empezaren they will start

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere empezado I will have started
tú hubieres empezado you will have started
él/ella hubiere empezado He will have started
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos empezado we will have started
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis empezado You will 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 will start
nosotros/nosotras empezaremos we will start
vosotros/vosotras empezaréis You (plural) 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 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 would start
nosotros/nosotras empezaríamos we would start
vosotros/vosotras empezaríais You all 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 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 work at eight.
Yo empiezo a trabajar a las ocho.
2. They start the meeting now.
Ellos empiezan la reunión ahora.
3. You will start working on your new project tomorrow.
Tú empezarás a trabajar en tu nuevo proyecto mañana.
4. We will start the cooking course together.
Nosotros empezaremos el curso de cocina juntos.
5. We start the project together.
Nosotros empezamos el proyecto juntos.

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.