El verbo to start puede traducirse como empezar, comenzar o iniciar. Cuando hablamos de una máquina o de un vehículo, también puede significar arrancar o encender.
- Una actividad o un evento puede empezar. Por ejemplo, "The class starts at eight" puede traducirse como "La clase empieza a las ocho".
- Una persona puede empezar a hacer algo. Por ejemplo, "I started working" puede traducirse como "Empecé a trabajar".
- También puede significar arrancar o encender una máquina o un vehículo. Por ejemplo, "She started the car" puede traducirse como "Ella encendió el auto" o "Ella arrancó el auto".
Después de start, podemos usar un verbo terminado en -ing o un infinitivo con to. Por ejemplo, "I started working" y "I started to work" pueden traducirse como "Empecé a trabajar".
Start y begin muchas veces tienen el mismo significado, aunque start es muy común en las conversaciones cotidianas. Observa también que started tiene dos sílabas: /ˈstɑr.tɪd/. La terminación -ed se pronuncia /ɪd/ porque start termina con el sonido /t/.
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I start | We start |
| 2ª | You start | You start |
| 3ª | He/She/It starts | They start |
Start: /stɑrt/, starts: /stɑrts/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I started | We started |
| 2ª | You started | You started |
| 3ª | He/She/It started | They started |
Started: /ˈstɑr.tɪd/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will start | We will start |
| 2ª | You will start | You will start |
| 3ª | He/She/It will start | They will start |
Will start: /wɪl stɑrt/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am starting | We are starting |
| 2ª | You are starting | You are starting |
| 3ª | He/She/It is starting | They are starting |
Starting: /ˈstɑr.tɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was starting | We were starting |
| 2ª | You were starting | You were starting |
| 3ª | He/She/It was starting | They were starting |
Was starting: /wəz ˈstɑr.tɪŋ/, Were starting: /wɜr ˈstɑr.tɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be starting | We will be starting |
| 2ª | You will be starting | You will be starting |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be starting | They will be starting |
Will be starting: /wɪl bi ˈstɑr.tɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have started | We have started |
| 2ª | You have started | You have started |
| 3ª | He/She/It has started | They have started |
Have started: /hæv ˈstɑr.tɪd/, Has started: /hæz ˈstɑr.tɪd/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had started | We had started |
| 2ª | You had started | You had started |
| 3ª | He/She/It had started | They had started |
Had started: /hæd ˈstɑr.tɪd/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have started | We will have started |
| 2ª | You will have started | You will have started |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have started | They will have started |
Will have started: /wɪl hæv ˈstɑr.tɪd/
