In English we use the present continuous to describe this action, while Spanish uses a similar form made up of the verb estar + the gerund (gerundio a.k.a. verb form ending in -ing in English and -iendo/-ando). If the action was ongoing or in progress in the past, the imperfecto...
As one of Spanish'stwo simple past tenses, thepreterite(often spelled as "preterit") has a conjugation that is essential to learn. It is the verb form used most often to tell of events that have already happened and that are seen as completed. The other simple past tense, theimperfect, ...
…the él/ella form of “empezar” in the preterite? …the yo form of “empezar” in the preterite? How do you pronounce this word? empezé “ze” is not allowed in Spanish**, so it changes to… empecé **It has to do with the development from Latin; “z” is borrowed from Gree...
~Note the spelling change in the YO form: llegar --> lleg --> gu- --> yo llegué~Yo form is only irregular part of this verb~Similar verbs = buscar (to look for) + empezar (to start) empezar (yo) empecé~Note the spelling change in the YO form: empezar --> empez --> c...