Conjugation of to commence

Conjugation of the English verb to commence with pronunciation. To commence is regular.

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Commence verb conjugation

 TenseConjugation
1.Infinitive (stem):commence
2.Past simple:commenced
3.Past participle:commenced
4.3rd person singular:commences
5.Present participle:commencing
6.Imperative:commence!

Active voice of to commence

Active conjugation of the regular verb to commence in all tenses and persons.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To commence
Present participle:
commencing
Past participle:
commenced
Indicative

Present
Icommence
youcommence
he/she/itcommences
wecommence
youcommence
theycommence
Perfect
Ihave commenced
youhave commenced
he/she/ithas commenced
wehave commenced
youhave commenced
theyhave commenced
Past
Icommenced
youcommenced
he/she/itcommenced
wecommenced
youcommenced
theycommenced
Past perfect
Ihad commenced
youhad commenced
he/she/ithad commenced
wehad commenced
youhad commenced
theyhad commenced
Future
Iwill commence
youwill commence
he/she/itwill commence
wewill commence
youwill commence
theywill commence
Future perfect
Iwill have commenced
youwill have commenced
he/she/itwill have commenced
wewill have commenced
youwill have commenced
theywill have commenced
Conditional

Present
Iwould commence
youwould commence
he/she/itwould commence
wewould commence
youwould commence
theywould commence
Perfect
Iwould have commenced
youwould have commenced
he/she/itwould have commenced
wewould have commenced
youwould have commenced
theywould have commenced
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam commencing
youare commencing
he/she/itis commencing
weare commencing
youare commencing
theyare commencing
Present perfect
Ihave been commencing
youhave been commencing
he/she/ithave been commencing
wehave been commencing
youhave been commencing
theyhave been commencing
Past
Iwas commencing
youwere commencing
he/she/itwas commencing
wewere commencing
youwere commencing
theywere commencing
Past perfect
Ihad been commencing
youhad been commencing
he/she/ithad been commencing
wehad been commencing
youhad been commencing
theyhad been commencing
Future
Iwill be commencing
youwill be commencing
he/she/itwill be commencing
wewill be commencing
youwill be commencing
theywill be commencing
Future perfect
Iwill have been commencing
youwill have been commencing
he/she/itwill have been commencing
wewill have been commencing
youwill have been commencing
theywill have been commencing
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould commence
youwould commence
he/she/itwould commence
wewould commence
youwould commence
theywould commence
Perfect
Iwould have commenced
youwould have commenced
he/she/itwould have commenced
wewould have commenced
youwould have commenced
theywould have commenced
Imperative

Affirmative
youcommence!
weLet's commence!
you (pl.)commence!
Negative
youdon't commence!
(do not commence)
you (pl.)don't commence!
(do not commence)

Passive voice of to commence

The passive voice of to commence is created by combining a form of the verb "to be" with the past participle of the verb.

Nominal forms
Infinitive:
To commence
Past participle:
commenced
Indicative

Present
Iam commenced
youare commenced
he/she/itis commenced
weare commenced
youare commenced
theyare commenced
Perfect
Ihave been commenced
youhave been commenced
he/she/ithas been commenced
wehave been commenced
youhave been commenced
theyhave been commenced
Past
Iwas commenced
youwere commenced
he/she/itwas commenced
wewere commenced
youwere commenced
theywere commenced
Past perfect
Ihad been commenced
youhad been commenced
he/she/ithad been commenced
wehad been commenced
youhad been commenced
theyhad been commenced
Future
Iwill be commenced
youwill be commenced
he/she/itwill be commenced
wewill be commenced
youwill be commenced
theywill be commenced
Future perfect
Iwill have been commenced
youwill have been commenced
he/she/itwill have been commenced
wewill have been commenced
youwill have been commenced
theywill have been commenced
Conditional

Present
Iwould be commenced
youwould be commenced
he/she/itwould be commenced
wewould be commenced
youwould be commenced
theywould be commenced
Perfect
Iwould have been commenced
youwould have been commenced
he/she/itwould have been commenced
wewould have been commenced
youwould have been commenced
theywould have been commenced
Indicative - Continuous forms

Present
Iam being commenced
youare being commenced
he/she/itis being commenced
weare being commenced
youare being commenced
theyare being commenced
Present perfect
Ihave been being commenced
youhave been being commenced
he/she/ithas been being commenced
wehave been being commenced
youhave been being commenced
theyhave been being commenced
Past
Iwas being commenced
youwere being commenced
he/she/itwas being commenced
wewere being commenced
youwere being commenced
theywere being commenced
Past perfect
Ihad been being commenced
youhad been being commenced
he/she/ithad been being commenced
wehad been being commenced
youhad been being commenced
theyhad been being commenced
Future
Iwill be being commenced
youwill be being commenced
he/she/itwill be being commenced
wewill be being commenced
youwill be being commenced
theywill be being commenced
Future perfect
Iwill have been being commenced
youwill have been being commenced
he/she/itwill have been being commenced
wewill have been being commenced
youwill have been being commenced
theywill have been being commenced
Conditional - Continuous forms

Present
Iwould be being commenced
youwould be being commenced
he/she/itwould be being commenced
wewould be being commenced
youwould be being commenced
theywould be being commenced
Perfect
Iwould have been being commenced
youwould have been being commenced
he/she/itwould have been being commenced
wewould have been being commenced
youwould have been being commenced
theywould have been being commenced

What does commence mean?

Definitions

Verb

commence - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"
commence - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
commence - get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

Examples of to commence

  • 1. User requests for additional AS400 functionality and reports have been aggressively prioritised and a code freeze will commence prior to the end of Q1 following the delivery of three reports determined as minimum requirements for the support of OBSF.
  • 2. Complexities surrounding the operation of the Off Balance Sheet Facility ("OBSF") which commenced two weeks before the year end.

Translation of to commence

  • German flag anfangen, beginnen
  • French flag commencer
  • Italian flag cominciare
  • Spanish flag comenzar, empezar, iniciar, principiar
  • Portuguese flag começar
  • Bulgarian flag започвам
  • Catalan flag començar
  • Danish flag begynde
  • Dutch flag aanvangen
  • Finnish flag aloittaa
  • Greek flag αρχίζω
  • Hungarian flag elkezd
  • Norwegian flag begynne, påbegynne
  • Romanian flag începe
  • Russian flag начинать, начинаться
  • Swedish flag börja
  • Turkish flag başlatmak

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Ends on -d in past tense
Ends on -ed in past tense
Verbs ending on -y
Double consonant
Irregular
Ends in s, o, ch, se, ss, x, z
Color meanings
  • Blue = Regular
  • Red = Irregular
  • Orange = Stem change
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Color meanings
  • Blue = Regular
  • Red = Irregular
  • Orange = Stem change
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