How to use The verbs comenzar (to begin, to commence), empezar (to begin, to start) and tropezar (to stumble, to trip) in the imperative in Spanish

Learn how to use The verbs comenzar (to begin, to commence), empezar (to begin, to start) and tropezar (to stumble, to trip) in the imperative, and what to use it for in Spanish.
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The verbs comenzar (to begin, to commence), empezar (to begin, to start) and tropezar (to stumble, to trip) in the imperative

Reminder: in the imperative, verbs ending in -zar are irregular and change the -z- to a -c- with the pronouns usted, nosotros/as and ustedes.

Avanzar → Avance

To advance, to move forward → Move forward

Rechazar → Rechacemos

To reject → Let's reject

The verbs comenzar (to begin, to commence), empezar (to begin  to start) and tropezar (to stumble, to trip) follow this pattern and also add an -i- with the pronouns tú, usted and ustedes.

Comenzar → Comienza

To begin, to commence → Begin

Empezar → Empiece

To begin, to start → Start

Tropezar → Tropiecen

To stumble, to trip → Trip

These are the conjugations:


Comenzar en
(tú) comienza
(usted) comience
(nosotros/as) comencemos
(vosotros/as) comenzad
(ustedes) comiencen


Empezar en
(tú) empieza
(usted) empiece
(nosotros/as) empecemos
(vosotros/as) empezad
(ustedes) empiecen


Tropezar
(tú) tropieza
(usted) tropiece
(nosotros/as) tropecemos
(vosotros/as) tropezad
(ustedes) tropiecen

Comienza a comer sin mí, no me esperes.

Begin eating without me, don't wait for me.

Empiece usted, por favor.

Please begin.


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