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COMMENCER CONJUGATION

to begin, to start

PRESENT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je commence I begin
tu tu commences you begin
il /elle /on il /elle /on commence he/she/one begins
nous nous commençons we begin
vous vous commencez you begin
ils /elles ils /elles commencent they begin

PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' ai commencé I began
tu tu as commencé you began
il /elle /on il /elle /on a commencé he/she/one began
nous nous avons commencé we began
vous vous avez commencé you began
ils /elles ils /elles ont commencé they began

IMPERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je commençais I was beginning; I used to begin
tu tu commençais you were beginning; you used to begin
il /elle /on il /elle /on commençait he was beginning; he used to begin
nous nous commencions we were beginning; we used to begin
vous vous commenciez you were beginning; you used to begin
ils /elles ils /elles commençaient they were beginning; they used to begin

SIMPLE FUTURE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je commencerai I will begin
tu tu commenceras you will begin
il /elle /on il /elle /on commencera he/she/one will begin
nous nous commencerons we will begin
vous vous commencerez you will begin
ils /elles ils /elles commenceront they will begin

CONDITIONAL

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je commencerais I would begin
tu tu commencerais you would begin
il /elle /on il /elle /on commencerait he/she/one would begin
nous nous commencerions we would begin
vous vous commenceriez you would begin
ils /elles ils /elles commenceraient they would begin

PASSÉ SIMPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je commençai I began
tu tu commenças you began
il /elle /on il /elle /on commença he/she/one began
nous nous commençâmes we began
vous vous commençâtes you began
ils /elles ils /elles commencèrent they began

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je commence that I may begin
tu tu commences that you may begin
il /elle /on il /elle /on commence that he may begin
nous nous commencions that we may begin
vous vous commenciez that you may begin
ils /elles ils /elles commencent that they may begin

AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
tu tu commence begin
nous nous commençons let's begin
vous vous commencez begin

NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
tu tu ne commence pas don't begin
nous nous ne commençons pas let's not begin
vous vous ne commencez pas don't begin

PAST SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aie commencé that I may have begun
tu tu aies commencé that you may have begun
il /elle /on il /elle /on ait commencé that he may have begun
nous nous ayons commencé that we may have begun
vous vous ayez commencé that you may have begun
ils /elles ils /elles aient commencé that they may have begun

PLUPERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' avais commencé I had begun
tu tu avais commencé you had begun
il /elle /on il /elle /on avait commencé he/she/one had begun
nous nous avions commencé we had begun
vous vous aviez commencé you had begun
ils /elles ils /elles avaient commencé they had begun

FUTURE PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aurai commencé I will have begun
tu tu auras commencé you will have begun
il /elle /on il /elle /on aura commencé he/she/one will have begun
nous nous aurons commencé we will have begun
vous vous aurez commencé you will have begun
ils /elles ils /elles auront commencé they will have begun

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aurais commencé I would have begun
tu tu aurais commencé you would have begun
il /elle /on il /elle /on aurait commencé he/she/one would have begun
nous nous aurions commencé we would have begun
vous vous auriez commencé you would have begun
ils /elles ils /elles auraient commencé they would have begun

IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je commençasse that I might begin
tu tu commençasses that you might begin
il /elle /on il /elle /on commençât that he might begin
nous nous commençassions that we might begin
vous vous commençassiez that you might begin
ils /elles ils /elles commençassent that they might begin

PAST ANTERIOR

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' eus commencé I had begun
tu tu eus commencé you had begun
il /elle /on il /elle /on eut commencé he/she/one had begun
nous nous eûmes commencé we had begun
vous vous eûtes commencé you had begun
ils /elles ils /elles eurent commencé they had begun

PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

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j'j' eusse commencé that I might have begun
tu tu eusses commencé that you might have begun
il /elle /on il /elle /on eût commencé that he might have begun
nous nous eussions commencé that we might have begun
vous vous eussiez commencé that you might have begun
ils /elles ils /elles eussent commencé that they might have begun

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
commençant beginning

PAST PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
commencé begun