| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comienzoI begin | comience(that) I begin |
| tú | comienzasyou begin | comiences(that) you begin |
| él/ella/usted | comienzahe/she/you begins | comience(that) he/she/you begins |
| nosotros | comenzamoswe begin | comencemos(that) we begin |
| vosotros | comenzáisyou all begin | comencéis(that) you all begin |
| ellos/ustedes | comienzanthey/you all begin | comiencen(that) they/you all begin |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comencéI began | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | comenzasteyou began | |
| él/ella/usted | comenzóhe/she/you began | |
| nosotros | comenzamoswe began | |
| vosotros | comenzasteisyou all began | |
| ellos/ustedes | comenzaronthey/you all began |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comenzabaI was beginning | comenzara / comenzase(that) I was beginning |
| tú | comenzabasyou were beginning | comenzaras / comenzases(that) you were beginning |
| él/ella/usted | comenzabahe/she/you was beginning | comenzara / comenzase(that) he/she/you was beginning |
| nosotros | comenzábamoswe were beginning | comenzáramos / comenzásemos(that) we were beginning |
| vosotros | comenzabaisyou all were beginning | comenzarais / comenzaseis(that) you all were beginning |
| ellos/ustedes | comenzabanthey/you all were beginning | comenzaran / comenzasen(that) they/you all were beginning |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he comenzadoI have begun | haya comenzado(that) I have begun |
| tú | has comenzadoyou have begun | hayas comenzado(that) you have begun |
| él/ella/usted | ha comenzadohe/she/you has begun | haya comenzado(that) he/she/you has begun |
| nosotros | hemos comenzadowe have begun | hayamos comenzado(that) we have begun |
| vosotros | habéis comenzadoyou all have begun | hayáis comenzado(that) you all have begun |
| ellos/ustedes | han comenzadothey/you all have begun | hayan comenzado(that) they/you all have begun |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comenzaréI will begin | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | comenzarásyou will begin | |
| él/ella/usted | comenzaráhe/she/you will begin | |
| nosotros | comenzaremoswe will begin | |
| vosotros | comenzaréisyou all will begin | |
| ellos/ustedes | comenzaránthey/you all will begin |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comenzaríaI would begin | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | comenzaríasyou would begin | |
| él/ella/usted | comenzaríahe/she/you would begin | |
| nosotros | comenzaríamoswe would begin | |
| vosotros | comenzaríaisyou all would begin | |
| ellos/ustedes | comenzaríanthey/you all would begin |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tú | comienzabegin | no comiencesdon't begin |
| usted | comiencebegin | no comiencedon't begin |
| nosotros | comencemoslet's begin | no comencemoslet's not begin |
| vosotros | comenzadbegin | no comencéisdon't begin |
| ustedes | comiencenbegin | no comiencendon't begin |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había comenzadoI had begun | hubiera comenzado / hubiese comenzado(that) I had begun |
| tú | habías comenzadoyou had begun | hubieras comenzado / hubieses comenzado(that) you had begun |
| él/ella/usted | había comenzadohe/she/you had begun | hubiera comenzado / hubiese comenzado(that) he/she/you had begun |
| nosotros | habíamos comenzadowe had begun | hubiéramos comenzado / hubiésemos comenzado(that) we had begun |
| vosotros | habíais comenzadoyou all had begun | hubierais comenzado / hubieseis comenzado(that) you all had begun |
| ellos/ustedes | habían comenzadothey/you all had begun | hubieran comenzado / hubiesen comenzado(that) they/you all had begun |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría comenzadoI would have begun | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | habrías comenzadoyou would have begun | |
| él/ella/usted | habría comenzadohe/she/you would have begun | |
| nosotros | habríamos comenzadowe would have begun | |
| vosotros | habríais comenzadoyou all would have begun | |
| ellos/ustedes | habrían comenzadothey/you all would have begun |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré comenzadoI will have begun | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | habrás comenzadoyou will have begun | |
| él/ella/usted | habrá comenzadohe/she/you will have begun | |
| nosotros | habremos comenzadowe will have begun | |
| vosotros | habréis comenzadoyou all will have begun | |
| ellos/ustedes | habrán comenzadothey/you all will have begun |
Only found in formal or literary writing. In everyday Spanish, the pluperfect (había hablado) or plain preterite is used instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube comenzadoI had begun | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | hubiste comenzadoyou had begun | |
| él/ella/usted | hubo comenzadohe/she/you had begun | |
| nosotros | hubimos comenzadowe had begun | |
| vosotros | hubisteis comenzadoyou all had begun | |
| ellos/ustedes | hubieron comenzadothey/you all had begun |