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Commencer (to begin) - Present, indicatif (Present, indicative)

Commencer (to begin) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Commencer - Conjugation of to begin in French: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the present, indicative tense (Present, indicatif).

Present, indicatif (Present, indicative)

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Conjugation of to begin in 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

Example phrases

French English
Je commence la rentrée en septembre. I begin the new school year in September.
Tu commences à célébrer Noël ce soir. You begin to celebrate Christmas tonight.
On commence le nouvel an à minuit. On begins the new year at midnight.
Nous commençons la journée avec le calendrier. We begin the day with the calendar.
Vous commencez à vous souvenir du jour de l'an. You begin to remember New Year's Day.
Ils commencent les vacances en été. They begin the holidays in summer.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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commence, tu commences, vous commencez, on, ils, je commence, commencent, nous commençons

1.
... la rentrée en septembre.
(I begin the new school year in September.)
2.
... à célébrer noël ce soir.
(You start celebrating Christmas this evening.)
3.
... ... le nouvel an à minuit.
(On begins the new year at midnight.)
4.
... la journée avec le calendrier.
(We begin the day with the calendar.)
5.
... à vous souvenir du jour de l'an.
(You begin to remember New Year's Day.)
6.
... ... les vacances en été.
(They begin the holidays in summer.)