Conjugation of començar in Catalan
començarto begin, to startirregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | començo | |
| tu | comences | |
| ell/ella/vostè | comença | |
| nosaltres | comencem | |
| vosaltres | comenceu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | comencen |
Common mistakes in the Present
- jo
comensocomençoThe present tense keeps the ç: comença- becomes començo, not comenso.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | comencí | |
| tu | començares | |
| ell/ella/vostè | començà | |
| nosaltres | començàrem | |
| vosaltres | començàreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | començaren |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | començava | |
| tu | començaves | |
| ell/ella/vostè | començava | |
| nosaltres | començàvem | |
| vosaltres | començàveu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | començaven |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | començaré | |
| tu | començaràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | començarà | |
| nosaltres | començarem | |
| vosaltres | començareu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | començaran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | començaria | |
| tu | començaries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | començaria | |
| nosaltres | començaríem | |
| vosaltres | començaríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | començarien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | comenci | |
| tu | comencis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | comenci | |
| nosaltres | comencem | |
| vosaltres | comenceu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | comencin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- jo
començicomenciUse -i with the present subjunctive stem change: comenci, not *començi.
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | comencés | |
| tu | comencessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | comencés | |
| nosaltres | comencéssim | |
| vosaltres | comencéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | comencessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | comença | |
| ell/ella/vostè | comenci | |
| nosaltres | comencem | |
| vosaltres | comenceu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | comencin |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
començescomençaThe affirmative tú imperative is comença, not a present indicative form.
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | començant | |
| tu | començant | |
| ell/ella/vostè | començant | |
| nosaltres | començant | |
| vosaltres | començant | |
| ells/elles/vostès | començant |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | començat | |
| tu | començat | |
| ell/ella/vostè | començat | |
| nosaltres | començat | |
| vosaltres | començat | |
| ells/elles/vostès | començat |
començar — frequently asked questions
Is començar a regular verb?
No — començar is an irregular Catalan verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does començar mean?
començar is a Catalan verb meaning "to begin, to start".