How do you conjugate Empezar in the preterite tense?

Empezar is irregular in the preterite tense

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

Empezar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo empecé I began
empezaste you began
él empezó he/she/it began
nosotros empezamos we began
vosotros empezasteis you began
ellos empezaron they began

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Negative Empezar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no empecé I did not begin
no empezaste you did not begin
él no empezó he/she/it did not begin
nosotros no empezamos we did not begin
vosotros no empezasteis you did not begin
ellos no empezaron they did not begin