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comencé a

I started to, I began to

→ comenzar
phrase Uncommon #20,835
I started to, I began to Used before an infinitive to say that an action began in the past.
SP: Después de cenar, comencé a leer un libro.
EN: After dinner, I started to read a book.

Yo comencé a temer que tú nunca volverías de nuevo.

I began to fear that you would never come back again.

Comencé a dar gracias a Dios de que estuviera en la última vuelta.

I began to thank God that I was on the last lap.

— Senna (2010)

Desde que lo supe, comencé a sentirme atraído por usted.

Ever since I found out, I started to feel attracted to you.

— Vivir (1952)

Comencé a trabajar en cuanto me gradué de la universidad.

I started working as soon as I graduated from university.

Comencé a estudiar francés a los trece.

I started studying French at thirteen.

Así que yo dejé la escuela de arte y comencé a trabajar.

So I left art school and started working.

— Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Sólo comencé a correr.

I just started running.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Comencé a aprender inglés con el fin de ser profesor.

I started learning English in order to become a teacher.

Comencé a sudar.

I started to sweat.

He soñado con hacer esto, desde que comencé a hacer uso de conciencia.

I've dreamed of doing this ever since I became conscious.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Comencé a escribir un libro.

I started writing a book.

Pero al fin yo comencé a verla desde otra.

But finally I began to see it from another perspective.

Comencé a estudiar francés cuando tenía trece años.

I started studying French when I was thirteen years old.

Era tanta la resistencia de esa niebla, que comencé a perder altura.

The fog was so thick that I began to lose altitude.

— Solaris (1972)

Y comencé a ahogarme.

And I began to drown.

— Eternity (2025)

Por alguna razón, comencé a sentirme avergonzado en el escenario.

For some reason, I began to feel embarrassed on stage.

— Sacrificio (1986)