| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empiezoI start | empiece(that) I start |
| tú | empiezasyou start | empieces(that) you start |
| él/ella/usted | empiezahe/she/you starts | empiece(that) he/she/you starts |
| nosotros | empezamoswe start | empecemos(that) we start |
| vosotros | empezáisyou all start | empecéis(that) you all start |
| ellos/ustedes | empiezanthey/you all start | empiecen(that) they/you all start |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empecéI started | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | empezasteyou started | |
| él/ella/usted | empezóhe/she/you started | |
| nosotros | empezamoswe started | |
| vosotros | empezasteisyou all started | |
| ellos/ustedes | empezaronthey/you all started |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empezabaI was starting | empezara / empezase(that) I was starting |
| tú | empezabasyou were starting | empezaras / empezases(that) you were starting |
| él/ella/usted | empezabahe/she/you was starting | empezara / empezase(that) he/she/you was starting |
| nosotros | empezábamoswe were starting | empezáramos / empezásemos(that) we were starting |
| vosotros | empezabaisyou all were starting | empezarais / empezaseis(that) you all were starting |
| ellos/ustedes | empezabanthey/you all were starting | empezaran / empezasen(that) they/you all were starting |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he empezadoI have started | haya empezado(that) I have started |
| tú | has empezadoyou have started | hayas empezado(that) you have started |
| él/ella/usted | ha empezadohe/she/you has started | haya empezado(that) he/she/you has started |
| nosotros | hemos empezadowe have started | hayamos empezado(that) we have started |
| vosotros | habéis empezadoyou all have started | hayáis empezado(that) you all have started |
| ellos/ustedes | han empezadothey/you all have started | hayan empezado(that) they/you all have started |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empezaréI will start | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | empezarásyou will start | |
| él/ella/usted | empezaráhe/she/you will start | |
| nosotros | empezaremoswe will start | |
| vosotros | empezaréisyou all will start | |
| ellos/ustedes | empezaránthey/you all will start |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | empezaríaI would start | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | empezaríasyou would start | |
| él/ella/usted | empezaríahe/she/you would start | |
| nosotros | empezaríamoswe would start | |
| vosotros | empezaríaisyou all would start | |
| ellos/ustedes | empezaríanthey/you all would start |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tú | empiezastart | no empiecesdon't start |
| usted | empiecestart | no empiecedon't start |
| nosotros | empecemoslet's start | no empecemoslet's not start |
| vosotros | empezadstart | no empecéisdon't start |
| ustedes | empiecenstart | no empiecendon't start |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había empezadoI had started | hubiera empezado / hubiese empezado(that) I had started |
| tú | habías empezadoyou had started | hubieras empezado / hubieses empezado(that) you had started |
| él/ella/usted | había empezadohe/she/you had started | hubiera empezado / hubiese empezado(that) he/she/you had started |
| nosotros | habíamos empezadowe had started | hubiéramos empezado / hubiésemos empezado(that) we had started |
| vosotros | habíais empezadoyou all had started | hubierais empezado / hubieseis empezado(that) you all had started |
| ellos/ustedes | habían empezadothey/you all had started | hubieran empezado / hubiesen empezado(that) they/you all had started |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría empezadoI would have started | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | habrías empezadoyou would have started | |
| él/ella/usted | habría empezadohe/she/you would have started | |
| nosotros | habríamos empezadowe would have started | |
| vosotros | habríais empezadoyou all would have started | |
| ellos/ustedes | habrían empezadothey/you all would have started |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré empezadoI will have started | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | habrás empezadoyou will have started | |
| él/ella/usted | habrá empezadohe/she/you will have started | |
| nosotros | habremos empezadowe will have started | |
| vosotros | habréis empezadoyou all will have started | |
| ellos/ustedes | habrán empezadothey/you all will have started |
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 empezadoI had started | Spanish has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tú | hubiste empezadoyou had started | |
| él/ella/usted | hubo empezadohe/she/you had started | |
| nosotros | hubimos empezadowe had started | |
| vosotros | hubisteis empezadoyou all had started | |
| ellos/ustedes | hubieron empezadothey/you all had started |