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iniziare

to start

verb Word 235 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate iniziare

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io inizio I start / I am starting
tu inizi you start / you are starting
lui/lei inizia he/she starts / he/she is starting
noi iniziamo we start / we are starting
voi iniziate you all start / you all are starting
loro iniziano they start / they are starting

Imperfect

io iniziavo I was starting / I used to start
tu iniziavi you were starting / you used to start
lui/lei iniziava he/she was starting / he/she used to start
noi iniziavamo we were starting / we used to start
voi iniziavate you all were starting / you all used to start
loro iniziavano they were starting / they used to start

Future

io inizierò I will start
tu inizierai you will start
lui/lei inizierà he/she will start
noi inizieremo we will start
voi inizierete you all will start
loro inizieranno they will start

Passato prossimo

io ho iniziato I started / I have started
tu hai iniziato you started / you have started
lui/lei ha iniziato he/she started / he/she has started
noi abbiamo iniziato we started / we have started
voi avete iniziato you all started / you all have started
loro hanno iniziato they started / they have started

In a sentence

La scuola inizia domani.

School starts tomorrow.

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