Irregular verb · #22 by frequency

begin — past tense and past participle

Basebeginbɪˈɡɪn

Past simplebeganbɪˈɡæn

Past participlebegunbɪˈɡʌn

In a sentence

Base: The movie will begin in ten minutes.

Past simple: The concert began right after sunset.

Past participle: The meeting had already begun when I arrived.

Españolempezar

Françaiscommencer

Русскийначинать

Українськапочинати

Deutschbeginnen

Portuguêscomeçar

Italianocominciare

Polskizaczynać

Türkçebaşlamak

Pattern

i → a → u

The classic ringing family: begin / began / begun, sing / sang / sung. Rhymes hard, which is exactly where audio drilling wins.

Same pattern