Principiar

to begin

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

principiar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

principiando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

principiado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	principio I begin	I begin
tú	principias you begin	you begin
él/ella/usted	principia he/she/you begins	he/she/you begins
nosotros	principiamos we begin	we begin
vosotros	principiáis you all begin	you all begin
ellos/ustedes	principian they/you all begin	they/you all begin

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	principiaba I used to begin	I used to begin
tú	principiabas you used to begin	you used to begin
él/ella/usted	principiaba he/she/you used to begin	he/she/you used to begin
nosotros	principiábamos we used to begin	we used to begin
vosotros	principiabais you all used to begin	you all used to begin
ellos/ustedes	principiaban they/you all used to begin	they/you all used to begin

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	principié I begun	I begun
tú	principiaste you begun	you begun
él/ella/usted	principió he/she/you begun	he/she/you begun
nosotros	principiamos we begun	we begun
vosotros	principiasteis you all begun	you all begun
ellos/ustedes	principiaron they/you all begun	they/you all begun

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	principiaré I will begin	I will begin
tú	principiarás you will begin	you will begin
él/ella/usted	principiará he/she/you will begin	he/she/you will begin
nosotros	principiaremos we will begin	we will begin
vosotros	principiaréis you all will begin	you all will begin
ellos/ustedes	principiarán they/you all will begin	they/you all will begin

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	principiaría I would begin	I would begin
tú	principiarías you would begin	you would begin
él/ella/usted	principiaría he/she/you would begin	he/she/you would begin
nosotros	principiaríamos we would begin	we would begin
vosotros	principiaríais you all would begin	you all would begin
ellos/ustedes	principiarían they/you all would begin	they/you all would begin

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	principie that I begin	that I begin
tú	principies that you begin	that you begin
él/ella/usted	principie that he/she/you begin	that he/she/you begin
nosotros	principiemos that we begin	that we begin
vosotros	principiéis that you all begin	that you all begin
ellos/ustedes	principien that they/you all begin	that they/you all begin

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	principiara or principiase that I begun	that I begun
tú	principiaras or principiases that you begun	that you begun
él/ella/usted	principiara or principiase that he/she/you begun	that he/she/you begun
nosotros	principiáramos or principiásemos that we begun	that we begun
vosotros	principiarais or principiaseis that you all begun	that you all begun
ellos/ustedes	principiaran or principiasen that they/you all begun	that they/you all begun

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he principiado I have begun	I have begun
tú	has principiado you have begun	you have begun
él/ella/usted	ha principiado he/she/you have begun	he/she/you have begun
nosotros	hemos principiado we have begun	we have begun
vosotros	habéis principiado you all have begun	you all have begun
ellos/ustedes	han principiado they/you all have begun	they/you all have begun

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había principiado I had begun	I had begun
tú	habías principiado you had begun	you had begun
él/ella/usted	había principiado he/she/you had begun	he/she/you had begun
nosotros	habíamos principiado we had begun	we had begun
vosotros	habíais principiado you all had begun	you all had begun
ellos/ustedes	habían principiado they/you all had begun	they/you all had begun

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube principiado I had begun	I had begun
tú	hubiste principiado you had begun	you had begun
él/ella/usted	hubo principiado he/she/you had begun	he/she/you had begun
nosotros	hubimos principiado we had begun	we had begun
vosotros	hubisteis principiado you all had begun	you all had begun
ellos/ustedes	hubieron principiado they/you all had begun	they/you all had begun

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré principiado I will have begun	I will have begun
tú	habrás principiado you will have begun	you will have begun
él/ella/usted	habrá principiado he/she/you will have begun	he/she/you will have begun
nosotros	habremos principiado we will have begun	we will have begun
vosotros	habréis principiado you all will have begun	you all will have begun
ellos/ustedes	habrán principiado they/you all will have begun	they/you all will have begun

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría principiado I would have begun	I would have begun
tú	habrías principiado you would have begun	you would have begun
él/ella/usted	habría principiado he/she/you would have begun	he/she/you would have begun
nosotros	habríamos principiado we would have begun	we would have begun
vosotros	habríais principiado you all would have begun	you all would have begun
ellos/ustedes	habrían principiado they/you all would have begun	they/you all would have begun

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya principiado that I have begun	that I have begun
tú	hayas principiado that you have begun	that you have begun
él/ella/usted	haya principiado that he/she/you have begun	that he/she/you have begun
nosotros	hayamos principiado that we have begun	that we have begun
vosotros	hayáis principiado that you all have begun	that you all have begun
ellos/ustedes	hayan principiado that they/you all have begun	that they/you all have begun

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera principiado that I had begun	that I had begun
tú	hubieras principiado that you had begun	that you had begun
él/ella/usted	hubiera principiado that he/she/you had begun	that he/she/you had begun
nosotros	hubiéramos principiado that we had begun	that we had begun
vosotros	hubierais principiado that you all had begun	that you all had begun
ellos/ustedes	hubieran principiado that they/you all had begun	that they/you all had begun

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	principia	begin! (you)
usted	principie	begin! (you formal)
nosotros	principiemos	let's begin!
vosotros	principiad	begin! (you all)
ustedes	principien	begin! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no principies	don't begin! (you)
usted	no principie	don't begin! (you formal)
nosotros	no principiemos	let's not begin!
vosotros	no principiéis	don't begin! (you all)
ustedes	no principien	don't begin! (you all)

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