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All the words: French

commencer

Level A2

Meaning

to begin, to start

Example

Le film commence dans dix minutes.

The film starts in ten minutes.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
commence
you (sg.)
commences
he, she
commence
we
commençons
you (pl.)
commencez
they
commencent
imperfect
I
commençais
you (sg.)
commençais
he, she
commençait
we
commencions
you (pl.)
commenciez
they
commençaient
imperative
you (sg.)
commence
we
commençons
you (pl.)
commencez
future
I
commencerai
you (sg.)
commenceras
he, she
commencera
we
commencerons
you (pl.)
commencerez
they
commenceront
conditional
I
commencerais
you (sg.)
commencerais
he, she
commencerait
we
commencerions
you (pl.)
commenceriez
they
commenceraient
present subjunctive
I
commence
you (sg.)
commences
he, she
commence
we
commencions
you (pl.)
commenciez
they
commencent
simple past
I
commençai
you (sg.)
commenças
he, she
commença
we
commençâmes
you (pl.)
commençâtes
they
commencèrent

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