| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | commenceI begin | commence(that) I begin |
| tu | commencesyou begin | commences(that) you begin |
| il/elle/on | commencehe/she/one begins | commence(that) he/she/one begins |
| nous | commençonswe begin | commencions(that) we begin |
| vous | commencezyou all begin | commenciez(that) you all begin |
| ils/elles | commencentthey begin | commencent(that) they begin |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai commencéI have begun | aie commencé(that) I have begun |
| tu | as commencéyou have begun | aies commencé(that) you have begun |
| il/elle/on | a commencéhe/she/one has begun | ait commencé(that) he/she/one has begun |
| nous | avons commencéwe have begun | ayons commencé(that) we have begun |
| vous | avez commencéyou all have begun | ayez commencé(that) you all have begun |
| ils/elles | ont commencéthey have begun | aient commencé(that) they have begun |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | commençaisI was beginning | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | commençaisyou were beginning | |
| il/elle/on | commençaithe/she/one was beginning | |
| nous | commencionswe were beginning | |
| vous | commenciezyou all were beginning | |
| ils/elles | commençaientthey were beginning |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | commenceraiI will begin | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | commencerasyou will begin | |
| il/elle/on | commencerahe/she/one will begin | |
| nous | commenceronswe will begin | |
| vous | commencerezyou all will begin | |
| ils/elles | commencerontthey will begin |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | commenceraisI would begin | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | commenceraisyou would begin | |
| il/elle/on | commenceraithe/she/one would begin | |
| nous | commencerionswe would begin | |
| vous | commenceriezyou all would begin | |
| ils/elles | commenceraientthey would begin |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | commencebegin | ne commence pasdon't begin |
| nous | commençonslet's begin | ne commençons paslet's not begin |
| vous | commencezbegin | ne commencez pasdon't begin |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais commencéI had begun | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais commencéyou had begun | |
| il/elle/on | avait commencéhe/she/one had begun | |
| nous | avions commencéwe had begun | |
| vous | aviez commencéyou all had begun | |
| ils/elles | avaient commencéthey had begun |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais commencéI would have begun | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais commencéyou would have begun | |
| il/elle/on | aurait commencéhe/she/one would have begun | |
| nous | aurions commencéwe would have begun | |
| vous | auriez commencéyou all would have begun | |
| ils/elles | auraient commencéthey would have begun |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai commencéI will have begun | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras commencéyou will have begun | |
| il/elle/on | aura commencéhe/she/one will have begun | |
| nous | aurons commencéwe will have begun | |
| vous | aurez commencéyou all will have begun | |
| ils/elles | auront commencéthey will have begun |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | commençaiI began | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | commençasyou began | |
| il/elle/on | commençahe/she/one began | |
| nous | commençâmeswe began | |
| vous | commençâtesyou all began | |
| ils/elles | commencèrentthey began |