Начать Conjugation
Начать means “to begin, start”. It is a 1st conjugation verb. It is perfective; its imperfective partner is начинать. As a perfective verb it has no present tense: its simple future does that work. Below is its conjugation in 5 tenses, with every person, the same forms the Russian verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to begin, start
- Type
- 1st conjugation
- Infinitive
- нача́ть
- Aspect
- perfective
- Imperfective partner
- начинать
- Future (я, ты, они)
- начну́, начнёшь, начну́т
- Past (он, она)
- на́чал, начала́
- Imperative
- начни́, начни́те
- Past active participle
- нача́вший
- Past passive participle
- на́чатый
- Adverbial participle
- нача́в
Indicative
Presentнастоя́щее вре́мя
| я | no form |
|---|---|
| ты | no form |
| он / она́ / оно́ | no form |
| мы | no form |
| вы | no form |
| они́ | no form |
Pastпроше́дшее вре́мя
| я, ты, он | на́чал |
|---|---|
| я, ты, она́ | начала́ |
| оно́ | на́чало |
| мы, вы, они́ | на́чали |
Futureбу́дущее вре́мя
| я | начну́ |
|---|---|
| ты | начнёшь |
| он / она́ / оно́ | начнёт |
| мы | начнём |
| вы | начнёте |
| они́ | начну́т |
Conditional
Conditionalсослага́тельное наклоне́ние
| я, ты, он | на́чал бы |
|---|---|
| я, ты, она́ | начала́ бы |
| оно́ | на́чало бы |
| мы, вы, они́ | на́чали бы |
Imperative
Imperativeповели́тельное наклоне́ние
| ты | начни́ |
|---|---|
| вы | начни́те |
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About these tables
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