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Italian verb conjugation
cominciare
to begin
verb
Word 355 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday
How to conjugate cominciare
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | comincio I begin / I am beginning | |
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| tu | cominci you begin / you are beginning | |
| lui/lei | comincia he/she begins / he/she is beginning | |
| noi | cominciamo we begin / we are beginning | |
| voi | cominciate you all begin / you all are beginning | |
| loro | cominciano they begin / they are beginning |
Imperfect
| io | cominciavo I was beginning / I used to begin | |
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| tu | cominciavi you were beginning / you used to begin | |
| lui/lei | cominciava he/she was beginning / he/she used to begin | |
| noi | cominciavamo we were beginning / we used to begin | |
| voi | cominciavate you all were beginning / you all used to begin | |
| loro | cominciavano they were beginning / they used to begin |
Future
| io | comincerò I will begin | |
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| tu | comincerai you will begin | |
| lui/lei | comincerà he/she will begin | |
| noi | cominceremo we will begin | |
| voi | comincerete you all will begin | |
| loro | cominceranno they will begin |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho cominciato I began / I have begun | |
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| tu | hai cominciato you began / you have begun | |
| lui/lei | ha cominciato he/she began / he/she has begun | |
| noi | abbiamo cominciato we began / we have begun | |
| voi | avete cominciato you all began / you all have begun | |
| loro | hanno cominciato they began / they have begun |
In a sentence
A che ora comincia il film?
What time does the movie begin?
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