Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) 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.” The infinitive form of commencer is pronounced as “ko-mahn-sey.”
The word commencer comes from the Latin word “cominitiare,” which means to initiate or start. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century.
In everyday French, commencer is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express something that would have started or begun in the past, but did not happen.
Example 1: J’aurais commencé à apprendre le piano si j’avais eu plus de temps.
Translation: I would have started learning the piano if I had had more time.
Example 2: Il aurait commencé à travailler à l’âge de 20 ans s’il n’avait pas voyagé autour du monde.
Translation: He would have started working at the age of 20 if he had not traveled around the world.
Example 3: Nous aurions commencé à construire notre maison en bois si nous avions reçu le prêt bancaire.
Translation: We would have started building our wooden house if we had received the bank loan.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of commencer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais commencé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais commencé. | I would have started with you. |
tu | aurais commencé | Tu aurais commencé plus tôt. | You would have started earlier. |
il | aurait commencé | Il aurait commencé à travailler. | He would have started working. |
elle | aurait commencé | Elle aurait commencé à cuisiner. | She would have started cooking. |
on | aurait commencé | On aurait commencé par le dessert. | One would have started with dessert. |
nous | aurions commencé | Nous aurions commencé plus tôt. | We would have started earlier. |
vous | auriez commencé | Vous auriez commencé avec lui. | You would have started with him. |
ils | auraient commencé | Ils auraient commencé à étudier. | They would have started studying. |
elles | auraient commencé | Elles auraient commencé par les exercices. | They (female) would have started with the exercises. |
Other Conjugations for Commencer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
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 (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commencer
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Commencer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
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