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empezaron a

started to

→ empezar
phrase Common #8,830
started to Used before an infinitive to say that an action began. This is the third-person plural past tense form of empezar a.
SP: Cuando llegó la música, empezaron a bailar.
EN: When the music started, they began to dance.

Algunos jóvenes empezaron a saquear casas vacías.

Some young people began looting empty houses.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Ellos empezaron a caminar después de un rato.

They started walking after a while.

Delante de él, dos hombres empezaron a discutir.

In front of him, two men began to argue.

Al oír la flauta mágica, todos empezaron a bailar.

Upon hearing the magic flute, everyone began to dance.

Y nuestros mandos empezaron a perder la paciencia.

And our commanders began to lose patience.

— Zeta (2026)

Empezaron a investigar sobre ese problema.

They began to investigate that problem.

De repente empezaron a reírse.

Suddenly they started laughing.

Ellos empezaron a pelear.

They started fighting.

Los niños empezaron a desaparecer en la zona.

Children began to disappear in the area.

Algunas estrellas empezaron a aparecer en el cielo nocturno.

Some stars began to appear in the night sky.

Empezaron a construirlo hace dos años y luego lo dejaron.

They started building it two years ago and then abandoned it.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Los dos niños empezaron a llorar.

The two children started to cry.

Empezaron a ponerse nerviosos.

They started to get nervous.

Todos empezaron a charlar a la vez.

They all started chatting at the same time.

En cuanto entré a clase, los estudiantes empezaron a hacerme preguntas.

As soon as I entered the classroom, the students started asking me questions.

Tom y Mary empezaron a pasar más tiempo en España que en Gran Bretaña.

Tom and Mary began spending more time in Spain than in Great Britain.

Tomás y María empezaron a discutir.

Thomas and Mary began to argue.

Las hojas empezaron a ponerse rojas y amarillas.

The leaves began to turn red and yellow.

El bar estaba tan lleno de humo que los ojos me empezaron a arder.

The bar was so full of smoke that my eyes started to burn.

Empezaron a escalar la colina.

They began to climb the hill.

Mando, ¿cuándo empezaron a suceder cosas raras por aquí?

Commander, when did strange things start happening around here?

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Los perros le empezaron a ladrar a Tom.

The dogs started barking at Tom.

Ellos empezaron a escalar la colina.

They began to climb the hill.

Después de romper con María, Tom y Alicia empezaron a salir juntos.

After breaking up with Maria, Tom and Alicia started dating.

Las chicas se empezaron a reír al oír el relato.

The girls started laughing when they heard the story.

Empezaron a bailar.

They started to dance.

Pero, en poco tiempo, caminaron y empezaron a reproducirse.

But, in a short time, they walked and began to reproduce.

— Bugonia (2025)

Mis manos empezaron a sudar.

My hands started to sweat.

Empezaron a ponerse nerviosas.

They started to get nervous.

Finalmente las piezas del rompecabezas empezaron a encajar.

Finally, the pieces of the puzzle began to fit together.

Las niñas empezaron a reírse.

The girls started laughing.

Ah, se empezaron a prender las luces de la calle.

Ah, the streetlights started to turn on.

Se empezaron a besar.

They started kissing.

Empezaron a discutir acerca del dinero.

They started arguing about money.

Cuando vieron a Tom, empezaron a llorar.

When they saw Tom, they started to cry.

Empezaron a servir la cena.

They started serving dinner.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Los capullos empezaron a abrirse.

The buds began to open.

Los otros policías empezaron a disparar contra la multitud.

The other police officers began firing into the crowd.

Apenas llegaron, empezaron a pelear.

As soon as they arrived, they started fighting.