How do you conjugate Comenzar in the preterite tense?

Comenzar is irregular in the preterite tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Comenzar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo comencé I began
comenzaste you began
él comenzó he/she/it began
nosotros comenzamos we began
vosotros comenzasteis you began
ellos comenzaron they began

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Negative Comenzar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no comencé I did not begin
no comenzaste you did not begin
él no comenzó he/she/it did not begin
nosotros no comenzamos we did not begin
vosotros no comenzasteis you did not begin
ellos no comenzaron they did not begin