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French Verbs

Infinitive - commencer - "begin", "start", "commence" - regular "er" verb

Present participle - commençant

Past participle - commencé

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présent de l'indicatif

je commence

I begin

tu commences

you begin

il commence

he begins

elle commence

she begins

nous commençons

we begin

vous commencez

you begin

ils commencent

they begin

elles commencent

they begin

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imparfait de l'indicatif

je commençais

I was beginning

tu commençais

you were beginning

il commençait

he was beginning

elle commençait

she was beginning

nous commencions

we were beginning

vous commenciez

you were beginning

ils commençaient

they were beginning

elles commençaient

they were beginning

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passé simple

je commençai

I began

tu commenças

you began

il commença

he began

elle commença

she began

nous commençâmes

we began

vous commençâtes

you began

ils commencèrent

they began

elles commencèrent

they began

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futur

je commencerai

I will start

tu commenceras

you will start

il commencera

he will start

elle commencera

she will start

nous commencerons

we will start

vous commencerez

you will start

ils commenceront

they will start

elles commenceront

they will start

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conditionnel

je commencerais

I would begin

tu commencerais

you would begin

il commencerait

he would begin

elle commencerait

she would begin

nous commencerions

we would begin

vous commenceriez

you would begin

ils commenceraient

they would begin

elles commenceraient

they would begin

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présent du subjonctif

je commence

I were to start

tu commences

you were to start

il commence

he were to start

elle commence

she were to start

nous commencions

we were to start

vous commenciez

you were to start

ils commencent

they were to start

elles commencent

they were to start

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imparfait du subjonctif

je commençasse

I were to be beginning

tu commençasses

you were to be beginning

il commençât

he were to be beginning

elle commençât

she were to be beginning

nous commençassions

we were to be beginning

vous commençassiez

you were to be beginning

ils commençassent

they were to be beginning

elles commençassent

they were to be beginning

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passé composé

j'ai commencé

I have started

tu as commencé

you have started

il a commencé

he has started

elle a commencé

she has started

nous avons commencé

we have started

vous avez commencé

you have started

ils ont commencé

they have started

elles ont commencé

they have started

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais commencé

I had started

tu avais commencé

you had started

il avait commencé

he had started

elle avait commencé

she had started

nous avions commencé

we had started

vous aviez commencé

you had started

ils avaient commencé

they had started

elles avaient commencé

they had started

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passé antérieur

j'eus commencé

I had started

tu eus commencé

you had started

il eut commencé

he had started

elle eut commencé

she had started

nous eûmes commencé

we had started

vous eûtes commencé

you had started

ils eurent commencé

they had started

elles eurent commencé

they had started

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futur antérieur

j'aurai commencé

I will have started

tu auras commencé

you will have started

il aura commencé

he will have started

elle aura commencé

she will have started

nous aurons commencé

we will have started

vous aurez commencé

you will have started

ils auront commencé

they will have started

elles auront commencé

they will have started

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais commencé

I would have started

tu aurais commencé

you would have started

il aurait commencé

he would have started

elle aurait commencé

she would have started

nous aurions commencé

we would have started

vous auriez commencé

you would have started

ils auraient commencé

they would have started

elles auraient commencé

they would have started

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie commencé

I were to have started

tu aies commencé

you were to have started

il ait commencé

he were to have started

elle ait commencé

she were to have started

nous ayons commencé

we were to have started

vous ayez commencé

you were to have started

ils aient commencé

they were to have started

elles aient commencé

they were to have started

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse commencé

I were to had started

tu eusses commencé

you were to had started

il eût commencé

he were to had started

elle eût commencé

she were to had started

nous eussions commencé

we were to had started

vous eussiez commencé

you were to had started

ils eussent commencé

they were to had started

elles eussent commencé

they were to had started

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impératif

Commence!

Begin! [you (familiar / singular)]

Commençons!

Let's begin!

Commencez!

Begin! [you (formal / plural)]