Conjugation of comezar in Galician
comezarto begin, to startirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | comezo | |
| ti | comezas | |
| el/ela | comeza | |
| nós | comezamos | |
| vós | comezades | |
| eles/elas | comezan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- eu
comienzocomezoSpanish has the stem change e→ie (comienzo); Galician uses comezo.
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | comecei | |
| ti | comezaches | |
| el/ela | comezou | |
| nós | comezamos | |
| vós | comezastes | |
| eles/elas | comezaron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eu
comencécomeceiSpanish first-person preterite ends -é (comencé). Galician uses the -ei ending: comecei.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | comezaba | |
| ti | comezabas | |
| el/ela | comezaba | |
| nós | comezabamos | |
| vós | comezabades | |
| eles/elas | comezaban |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | comezarei | |
| ti | comezarás | |
| el/ela | comezará | |
| nós | comezaremos | |
| vós | comezaredes | |
| eles/elas | comezarán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | comezaría | |
| ti | comezarías | |
| el/ela | comezaría | |
| nós | comezariamos | |
| vós | comezariades | |
| eles/elas | comezarían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | comece | |
| ti | comeces | |
| el/ela | comece | |
| nós | comecemos | |
| vós | comecedes | |
| eles/elas | comecen |
Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente
- ti
comiencescomecesLearners often use the Spanish subjunctive (comiences). In Galician the form is comeces (note the c).
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | comezase | |
| ti | comezases | |
| el/ela | comezase | |
| nós | comezásemos | |
| vós | comezásedes | |
| eles/elas | comezasen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | comeza | |
| el/ela | comece | |
| nós | comecemos | |
| vós | comezade | |
| eles/elas | comecen |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- vós
comezadescomezadeSome learners wrongly apply the subjunctive ending (comezades). The affirmative imperative for vos is comezade.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | comezando | |
| ti | comezando | |
| el/ela | comezando | |
| nós | comezando | |
| vós | comezando | |
| eles/elas | comezando |
Common mistakes in the Xerundio
- eu
começandocomezandoPortuguese gerund uses ã (começando); Galician gerund is comezando.
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | comezado | |
| ti | comezado | |
| el/ela | comezado | |
| nós | comezado | |
| vós | comezado | |
| eles/elas | comezado |
Common mistakes in the Participio
- eu
começado / comenzadocomezadoPortuguese uses começo- (começado) and Spanish comenzado; Galician past participle is comezado.
comezar — frequently asked questions
Is comezar a regular verb?
No — comezar is an irregular Galician verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does comezar mean?
comezar is a Galician verb meaning "to begin, to start".