iniciar
to begin, to initiate
Iniciamos la sesión a las nueve.
We start the session at nine.
iniciar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
iniciar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
iniciar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
iniciar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
iniciar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
iniciar future
Actions yet to happen.
iniciar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
iniciar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
iniciar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
iniciar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
iniciar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
iniciar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
iniciar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
iniciar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
iniciar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
iniciar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
iniciar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.