Spanish

How do you conjugate Empezar in the imperfect tense?

Empezar is regular in the imperfect tense

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

Empezar Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish	English
yo empezaba	I was beginning, I used to begin
tú empezabas	you were beginning, you used to begin
él empezaba	he/she/it was beginning, he/she/it used to begin
nosotros empezábamos	we were beginning, we used to begin
vosotros empezabais	you were beginning, you used to begin
ellos empezaban	they were beginning, they used to begin

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Negative Empezar Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish	English
yo no empezaba	I was not beginning, I never used to begin
tú no empezabas	you were not beginning, you never used to begin
él no empezaba	he/she/it was not beginning, he/she/it never used to begin
nosotros no empezábamos	we were not beginning, we never used to begin
vosotros no empezabais	you were not beginning, you never used to begin
ellos no empezaban	they were not beginning, they never used to begin