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Commencer (to begin) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of commencer (to begin) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Commencer (to begin) - Verb conjugation and exercises

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Infinitif Participe passé
Commencer (to begin) commencé (started)

Verb conjugations

Indicatif

Present 

French English
(je/j') je commence I begin
tu commences you begin
il/elle/on commence he/she/one begins
nous commençons We begin
vous commencez You begin
ils/elles commencent They begin

Imparfait 

French English
(je/j') commençais I was beginning
(tu) commençais you were beginning
(il/elle/on) commençait he/she/one was beginning
(nous) commencions we were beginning
(vous) commenciez you were beginning
(ils/elles) commençaient they began

Passé composé 

French English
(je/j') j'ai commencé I began
tu as commencé You began
il/elle/on a commencé He/she/one has begun
nous avons commencé We have begun
vous avez commencé You have begun
ils/elles ont commencé They have begun

Plus-que-parfait 

French English
(je/j') avais commencé I had begun
(tu) avais commencé You had begun
(il/elle/on) avait commencé he/she/one had begun
(nous) avions commencé we had begun
(vous) aviez commencé You had begun
(ils/elles) avaient commencé they had begun

Futur simple 

French English
(je/j') commencerai I will begin
(tu) commenceras You will begin
(il/elle/on) commencera he/she/one will begin
(nous) commencerons we will begin
(vous) commencerez You will begin
(ils/elles) commenceront they will begin

Futur antérieur 

French English
(je/j') aurai commencé I will have begun
(tu) auras commencé You will have begun
(il/elle/on) aura commencé he/she/one will have begun
(nous) aurons commencé we will have begun
(vous) aurez commencé You will have begun
(ils/elles) auront commencé they will have begun

Conditionnel

Conditionnel présent 

French English
(je/j') commencerais I would begin
(tu) commencerais you would begin
(il/elle/on) commencerait he/she/one would begin
(nous) commencerions we would begin
(vous) commenceriez You would begin
(ils/elles) commenceraient they would begin

Conditionnel passé 

French English
(je/j') aurais commencé I would have begun
(tu) aurais commencé you would have begun
(il/elle/on) aurait commencé he/she/one would have begun
(nous) aurions commencé we would have begun
(vous) auriez commencé You would have begun
(ils/elles) auraient commencé they would have begun

Subjonctif

Subjonctif présent 

French English
(je/j') commence I begin
(tu) commences you begin
(il/elle/on) commence he/she/one begins
(nous) commencions we begin
(vous) commenciez you begin
(ils/elles) commencent they begin

Subjonctif passé 

French English
(je/j') que j'aie commencé I have begun
(tu) que tu aies commencé you have begun
(il/elle/on) qu'il/elle/on ait commencé he/she/one has begun
(nous) que nous ayons commencé we began
(vous) que vous ayez commencé You have begun
(ils/elles) qu'ils/elles aient commencé they have begun

Impératif

Impératif 

French English
commençons! you begin
commence! You begin!