Conjugation of the verb commence in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb commence in English.
Conjugation of the verb commence in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I commence
- you commence
- he|she|it commences
- we commence
- you commence
- they commence
Present Continuous
- I am commencing
- you are commencing
- he|she|it is commencing
- we are commencing
- you are commencing
- they are commencing
Present Perfect
- I have commenced
- you have commenced
- he|she|it has commenced
- we have commenced
- you have commenced
- they have commenced
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been commencing
- you have been commencing
- he|she|it has been commencing
- we have been commencing
- you have been commencing
- they have been commencing
How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.
Conjugation of the verb commence in the past tenses
Simple past
- I commenced
- you commenced
- he|she|it commenced
- we commenced
- you commenced
- they commenced
Past continuous
- I was commencing
- you were commencing
- he|she|it was commencing
- we were commencing
- you were commencing
- they were commencing
Past perfect
- I had commenced
- you had commenced
- he|she|it had commenced
- we had commenced
- you had commenced
- they had commenced
Past perfect continuous
- I had been commencing
- you had been commencing
- he|she|it had been commencing
- we had been commencing
- you had been commencing
- they had been commencing
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.
Conjugation of the verb commence in the futur tenses
Future
- I will commence
- you will commence
- he|she|it will commence
- we will commence
- you will commence
- they will commence
Future continuous
- I will be commencing
- you will be commencing
- he|she|it will be commencing
- we will be commencing
- you will be commencing
- they will be commencing
Future perfect
- I will have commenced
- you will have commenced
- he|she|it will have commenced
- we will have commenced
- you will have commenced
- they will have commenced
Future perfect continuous
- I will have been commencing
- you will have been commencing
- he|she|it will have been commencing
- we will have been commencing
- you will have been commencing
- they will have been commencing
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.
The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to commence
The imperative in English, for the verb to commence
Imperative
- commence
- let's commence
- commence
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