commencer (to begin) — French Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate commencer (to begin) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
commencer — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | commence | Je commence mes devoirs maintenant. | I'm starting my homework now. |
| tu | commences | Tu commences un nouveau travail demain. | You're starting a new job tomorrow. |
| il/elle | commence | Elle commence sa journée avec du café. | She starts her day with coffee. |
| nous | commençons | Nous commençons la réunion à trois heures. | We're starting the meeting at three. |
| vous | commencez | Vous commencez l'école la semaine prochaine. | You all start school next week. |
| ils/elles | commencent | Ils commencent le travail à huit heures. | They start work at eight. |
commencer — Present Perfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | ai commencé | J'ai commencé à apprendre le français l'année dernière. | I started learning French last year. |
| tu | as commencé | Tu as commencé trop tôt ce matin. | You started too early this morning. |
| il/elle | a commencé | Il a commencé à travailler à huit heures. | He/She started working at eight. |
| nous | avons commencé | Nous avons commencé le projet hier. | We started the project yesterday. |
| vous | avez commencé | Vous avez commencé sans m'attendre. | You all started without waiting for me. |
| ils/elles | ont commencé | Ils ont commencé leurs vacances lundi. | They started their vacation on Monday. |
commencer — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | commençais | Je commençais à comprendre le français. | I was starting to understand French. |
| tu | commençais | Tu commençais tes études à cette époque. | You were starting your studies back then. |
| il/elle | commençait | Il commençait à être fatigué. | He was starting to get tired. |
| nous | commencions | Nous commencions le dîner quand tu as appelé. | We were starting dinner when you called. |
| vous | commenciez | Vous commenciez à vous inquiéter pour l'examen. | You all were starting to worry about the exam. |
| ils/elles | commençaient | Elles commençaient leurs vacances hier. | They were starting their vacation yesterday. |