Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Introduction to the verb commencer
The English translation of the French verb “commencer” is “to begin” or “to start”. It is pronounced as koh-mahn-sey.
The verb “commencer” originates from the Latin verb “cominitiare”, which means “to initiate”. In everyday French, “commencer” is commonly used to express the action of starting something or initiating an activity.
Examples:
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Je vais commencer à étudier pour mes examens demain.
Translation: I will start studying for my exams tomorrow. -
L’événement va commencer à 19 heures.
Translation: The event will begin at 7 PM. -
Nous devons commencer à prendre des mesures pour protéger l’environnement.
Translation: We need to start taking measures to protect the environment.
Commencer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of commencer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | commence | Je commence à étudier. | I begin to study. |
tu | commences | Tu commences à parler. | You begin to speak. |
il | commence | Il commence à courir. | He begins to run. |
elle | commence | Elle commence à lire. | She begins to read. |
on | commence | On commence à manger. | One/We begin to eat. |
nous | commençons | Nous commençons à travailler. | We begin to work. |
vous | commencez | Vous commencez à danser. | You begin to dance. |
ils | commencent | Ils commencent à jouer. | They (masculine) begin to play. |
elles | commencent | Elles commencent à chanter. | They (feminine) begin to sing. |
Other Conjugations for Commencer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commencer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
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