comenzaron a

De pronto, comenzaron a gustarle las historias de detectives.

Suddenly, he began to like detective stories.

Los exploradores comenzaron a sufrir una severa escasez de comida.

The explorers began to suffer a severe food shortage.

Comenzaron a discutir sobre Dios, y acabaron por perder la paciencia.

They began to argue about God, and ended up losing their patience.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Los pájaros se escondieron entre las hojas y comenzaron a cantar.

The birds hid among the leaves and began to sing.

Todas las huellas digitales locales comenzaron a llegar.

All the local fingerprints started coming in.

Los niños comenzaron a llorar.

The children began to cry.

Todos estos pendejos comenzaron a burlarse de mí.

All these assholes started making fun of me.

El otoño llegó y las hojas comenzaron a caer.

Autumn arrived and the leaves began to fall.

Que comenzaron a morir muchos testigos.

That many witnesses began to die.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Así que comenzaron a moverse hacia arriba.

So they began to move upwards.

— Masaan 2015 (2015)