How to conjugate principiar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

principiar
to begin
regular verb

Principiar means to start or commence something. It is used in formal or literary contexts to indicate the beginning of an action or event.

How to conjugate principiar in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
principié
Tú
principiaste
Él / Ella / Usted
principió
Nosotros / Nosotras
principiamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
principiasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
principiaron

Examples of principiar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Yo principié el proyecto ayer.
I started the project yesterday.
Tú
Tú principiaste a estudiar temprano.
You started studying early.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él principió a trabajar en la tarde.
He started working in the afternoon.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros principiamos la reunión a las diez.
We started the meeting at ten.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros principiasteis el curso ayer.
You all started the course yesterday.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos principiaron a construir la casa.
They started building the house.

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Yo principié el proyecto ayer.

Other conjugations of principiar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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