Past of the French verb commencer
The past tense conjugations for the French verb commencer, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je commençais | I was starting | |
| tu commençais | you were starting | |
| il commençait | he was starting | |
| elle commençait | she was starting | |
| nous commencions | we were starting | |
| vous commenciez | you were starting | |
| ils commençaient | they were starting | |
| elles commençaient | they were starting | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je commençai | I started | |
| tu commenças | you started | |
| il commença | he started | |
| elle commença | she started | |
| nous commençâmes | we started | |
| vous commençâtes | you started | |
| ils commencèrent | they started | |
| elles commencèrent | they started | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai commencé | I started | |
| tu as commencé | you started | |
| il a commencé | he started | |
| elle a commencé | she started | |
| nous avons commencé | we started | |
| vous avez commencé | you started | |
| ils ont commencé | they started | |
| elles ont commencé | they started | |
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