Comenzar affirmative commands conjugation
Comenzar in the affirmative commands: comienza, comience, comencemos, comenzad, comiencen.
- to begin; to start
- stem-changing (e→ie)
- Participle: comenzado
- Gerund: comenzando
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | comienza |
|---|---|
| usted | comience |
| nosotros | comencemos |
| vosotros | comenzad |
| ustedes | comiencen |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no comiences |
|---|---|
| usted | no comience |
| nosotros | no comencemos |
| vosotros | no comencéis |
| ustedes | no comiencen |
How to use comenzar in the affirmative commands
Commands are comienza (tú), comience (usted), comencemos (nosotros) and comiencen (ustedes). Comencemos is a classic way to open a meeting or class: bueno, comencemos. Negative commands use the subjunctive: no comiences sin mí. Pronouns attach with a written accent: comiénzalo, comiéncelo. In Spain, the vosotros command is comenzad. On instructions, the usted form is common: comience por leer las indicaciones. Remember that the c spelling carries over to every subjunctive-based command, so it is comience and comiencen, never comienze.
Examples
Bueno, comencemos, que ya es la hora.
OK, let's begin, it's time.
Comiencen el examen cuando estén listos.
Begin the exam when you're ready.
Comience con una cucharada al día.
Start with one tablespoon a day.
Quick check: comenzar in the affirmative commands
More comenzar tenses
- All comenzar tenses
- Comenzar present
- Comenzar preterite
- Comenzar imperfect
- Comenzar future
- Comenzar conditional
- Comenzar present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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