How to conjugate Iniciar in Spanish
To start, to initiate Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Iniciar
- Iniciar in the Indicative Present
- Iniciar in the Indicative Preterite
- Iniciar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Iniciar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Iniciar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Iniciar in the Indicative Future
- Iniciar in the Indicative Conditional
- Iniciar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Iniciar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Iniciar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Iniciar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Iniciar
- Imperative tenses of Iniciar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Iniciar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Iniciar is the Spanish verb for "to start, to initiate". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to iniciar include: comenzar, empezar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | iniciar | to start, to initiate |
| Past participle | iniciado | started |
| Gerund | iniciando | starting |
Indicative Tenses of Iniciar
Iniciar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of iniciar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "inicio", meaning "I start".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inicio | I start |
| Tú | inicias | you start |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inicia | s/he starts, you (formal) start |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iniciamos | we start |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iniciáis | you (plural) start |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inician | they start, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of iniciar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "inicié", meaning "I started".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inicié | I started |
| Tú | iniciaste | you started |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inició | s/he started, you (formal) started |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iniciamos | we started |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iniciasteis | you (plural) started |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iniciaron | they started, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of iniciar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "iniciaba", meaning "I used to start".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iniciaba | I used to start |
| Tú | iniciabas | you used to start |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iniciaba | s/he used to start, you (formal) used to start |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iniciábamos | we used to start |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iniciabais | you (plural) used to start |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iniciaban | they used to start, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of iniciar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy iniciando", meaning "I am starting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy iniciando | I am starting |
| Tú | estás iniciando | you are starting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está iniciando | s/he is starting, you (formal) are starting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos iniciando | we are starting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis iniciando | you (plural) are starting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están iniciando | they are starting, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of iniciar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a iniciar", meaning "I am going to start".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a iniciar | I am going to start |
| Tú | vas a iniciar | you are going to start |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a iniciar | s/he is going to start, you (formal) are going to start |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a iniciar | we are going to start |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a iniciar | you (plural) are going to start |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a iniciar | they are going to start, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of iniciar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "iniciaré", meaning "I will start".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iniciaré | I will start |
| Tú | iniciarás | you will start |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iniciará | s/he will start, you (formal) will start |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iniciaremos | we will start |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iniciaréis | you (plural) will start |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iniciarán | they will start, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of iniciar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "iniciaría", meaning "I would start".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iniciaría | I would start |
| Tú | iniciarías | you would start |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iniciaría | s/he would start, you (formal) would start |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iniciaríamos | we would start |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iniciaríais | you (plural) would start |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iniciarían | they would start, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of iniciar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he iniciado", meaning "I have started".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he iniciado | I have started |
| Tú | has iniciado | you have started |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha iniciado | s/he has started, you (formal) have started |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos iniciado | we have started |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis iniciado | you (plural) have started |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han iniciado | they have started, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of iniciar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había iniciado", meaning "I had started".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había iniciado | I had started |
| Tú | habías iniciado | you had started |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había iniciado | s/he had started, you (formal) had started |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos iniciado | we had started |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais iniciado | you (plural) had started |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían iniciado | they had started, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of iniciar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré iniciado", meaning "I will have started".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré iniciado | I will have started |
| Tú | habrás iniciado | you will have started |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá iniciado | s/he will have started, you (formal) will have started |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos iniciado | we will have started |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis iniciado | you (plural) will have started |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán iniciado | they will have started, |
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Iniciar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of iniciar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría iniciado", meaning "I would have started".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría iniciado | I would have started |
| Tú | habrías iniciado | you would have started |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría iniciado | s/he would have started, you (formal) would have started |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos iniciado | we would have started |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais iniciado | you (plural) would have started |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían iniciado | they would have started, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Iniciar
Iniciar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "inicie", meaning "I start".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | inicie | I start |
| Tú | inicies | you start |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inicie | s/he starts, you (formal) start |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iniciemos | we start |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iniciéis | you (plural) start |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inicien | they start, |
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Iniciar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "iniciara", meaning "I started".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iniciara | I started |
| Tú | iniciaras | you started |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iniciara | s/he started, you (formal) started |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iniciáramos | we started |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iniciarais | you (plural) started |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iniciaran | they started, |
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Iniciar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "iniciare", meaning "I will start".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | iniciare | I will start |
| Tú | iniciares | you will start |
| Ella / Él / Usted | iniciare | s/he will start, you (formal) will start |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iniciáremos | we will start |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iniciareis | you (plural) will start |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | iniciaren | they will start, |
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Iniciar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya iniciado", meaning "I have started".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya iniciado | I have started |
| Tú | hayas iniciado | you have started |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya iniciado | s/he has started, you (formal) have started |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos iniciado | we have started |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis iniciado | you (plural) have started |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan iniciado | they have started, |
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Iniciar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera iniciado", meaning "I had started".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera iniciado | I had started |
| Tú | hubieras iniciado | you had started |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera iniciado | s/he had started, you (formal) had started |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos iniciado | we had started |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais iniciado | you (plural) had started |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran iniciado | they had started, |
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Iniciar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere iniciado", meaning "I will have started".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere iniciado | I will have started |
| Tú | hubieres iniciado | you will have started |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere iniciado | s/he will have started, you (formal) will have started |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos iniciado | we will have started |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis iniciado | you (plural) will have started |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren iniciado | they will have started, |
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Imperative Tenses of Iniciar
Iniciar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "inicie", meaning "(to you formal) start!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | inicia | (to you) start! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | inicie | (to you formal) start! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | iniciemos | let's start! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | iniciad | (to you plural) start! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | inicien | (to you plural formal) start! |
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Iniciar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no inicie", meaning "(to you formal) don't start!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no inicies | (to you) don't start! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no inicie | (to you formal) don't start! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no iniciemos | let's not start! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no iniciéis | (to you plural) don't start! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no inicien | (to you plural formal) don't start! |
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