Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs начинать /начать. In English the translation means ‘to start’.
начинать /начать conjugation in Russian
| Imperfective Aspect | Perfective Aspect | |
| Infinitive Form | начинать | начать |
| Present Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | начинаю | |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | начинаешь | |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | начинает | |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | начинаем | |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | начинаете | |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | начинают | |
| Past Tense | ||
| он – Masculine | начинал | начал |
| она – Feminine | начинала | начала |
| оно – Neuter | начинало | начало |
| они/мы/вы – Plural | начинали | начали |
| Future Tense | ||
| я – 1st Person Singular | буду начинать | начну |
| ты – 2nd Person Singular | будешь начинать | начнёшь |
| он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singular | будет начинать | начнёт |
| мы – 1st Person Plural | будем начинать | начнём |
| вы – 2nd Person Plural | будете начинать | начнёте |
| они – 3rd Person Plural | будут начинать | начнут |
| Imperative Form | ||
| ты – Informal | начинай | начни |
| вы – Polite | начинайте | начните |
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