empezó

it started, started


Verb empezó

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) preterite indicative form of empezar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) preterite indicative form of empezar.

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Examples
  • Empezó a llover a cántaros hace más de tres horas.

    It began to rain heavily more than three hours ago.

  • Empezó contando un chiste.

    He began with a joke.

  • Al mismo tiempo, él empezó a correr.

    At the same time, he began to run.

  • Tom empezó a hablar.

    Tom began to speak.

  • Ya empezó.

    It's started already.

  • Él empezó a gritar.

    He began to shout.

  • Él empezó a lavar el coche.

    He started washing his car.

  • Cuando escuchó el ruido, mi hermano empezó a llorar.

    On hearing the noise, my brother started to cry.

  • Me pregunto quién empezó ese rumor.

    I wonder who started that rumor.

  • Ella empezó a llorar y empecé a llorar también.

    She started crying and I started crying too.

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