Empezar Conjugation Practice
Empezar is the everyday way to say start (empezar a + infinitive). It combines the e→ie stem change with a spelling rule: z becomes c before e, so yo empecé and the subjunctive empiece.
•to start, to begin•Stem-changing e→ie•70 exercises in 5 tenses
IPractice by tense
e→ie in the present (empiezo) plus a z→c spelling change before e: empecé, empiece.
Present
yo empiezoWhat happens now and in general
14 exercises →Preterite
yo empecéCompleted past actions
14 exercises →Imperfect
yo empezabaPast background, habits, descriptions
14 exercises →Future
yo empezaréWhat will happen
14 exercises →Present Subjunctive
yo empieceAfter wish, doubt, and emotion
14 exercises →IIRelated practice