commence: verb conjugation and noun forms

Conjugation of the verb commence[kəˈmens], regular     

commence not commencecommence?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

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

Past Indefinite

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

Future Indefinite

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

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't commence
you don't commence
he/she/it doesn't commence
we don't commence
you don't commence
they don't commence

Present Continuous

I am not commencing
you aren't commencing
he/she/it isn't commencing
we aren't commencing
you aren't commencing
they aren't commencing

Present Perfect

I haven't commenced
you haven't commenced
he/she/it hasn't commenced
we haven't commenced
you haven't commenced
they haven't commenced

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been commencing
you haven't been commencing
he/she/it hasn't been commencing
we haven't been commencing
you haven't been commencing
they haven't been commencing

Past Indefinite

I didn't commence
you didn't commence
he/she/it didn't commence
we didn't commence
you didn't commence
they didn't commence

Past Continuous

I wasn't commencing
you weren't commencing
he/she/it wasn't commencing
we weren't commencing
you weren't commencing
they weren't commencing

Past Perfect

I hadn't commenced
you hadn't commenced
he/she/it hadn't commenced
we hadn't commenced
you hadn't commenced
they hadn't commenced

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been commencing
you hadn't been commencing
he/she/it hadn't been commencing
we hadn't been commencing
you hadn't been commencing
they hadn't been commencing

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't commence
you won't commence
he/she/it won't commence
we shan't / won't commence
you won't commence
they won't commence

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be commencing
you won't be commencing
he/she/it won't be commencing
we shan't / won't be commencing
you won't be commencing
they won't be commencing

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have commenced
you won't have commenced
he/she/it won't have commenced
we shan't / won't have commenced
you won't have commenced
they won't have commenced

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been commencing
you won't have been commencing
he/she/it won't have been commencing
we shan't / won't have been commencing
you won't have been commencing
they won't have been commencing

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I commence?
do you commence?
does he/she/it commence?
do we commence?
do you commence?
do they commence?

Present Continuous

am I commencing?
are you commencing?
is he/she/it commencing?
are we commencing?
are you commencing?
are they commencing?

Present Perfect

have I commenced?
have you commenced?
has he/she/it commenced?
have we commenced?
have you commenced?
have they commenced?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been commencing?
have you been commencing?
has he/she/it been commencing?
have we been commencing?
have you been commencing?
have they been commencing?

Past Indefinite

did I commence?
did you commence?
did he/she/it commence?
did we commence?
did you commence?
did they commence?

Past Continuous

was I commencing?
were you commencing?
was he/she/it commencing?
were we commencing?
were you commencing?
were they commencing?

Past Perfect

had I commenced?
had you commenced?
had he/she/it commenced?
had we commenced?
had you commenced?
had they commenced?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been commencing?
had you been commencing?
had he/she/it been commencing?
had we been commencing?
had you been commencing?
had they been commencing?

Future Indefinite

will I commence?
will you commence?
will he/she/it commence?
will we commence?
will you commence?
will they commence?

Future Continuous

will I be commencing?
will you be commencing?
will he/she/it be commencing?
will we be commencing?
will you be commencing?
will they be commencing?

Future Perfect

will I have commenced?
will you have commenced?
will he/she/it have commenced?
will we have commenced?
will you have commenced?
will they have commenced?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been commencing?
will you have been commencing?
will he/she/it have been commencing?
will we have been commencing?
will you have been commencing?
will they have been commencing?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would commence
you would commence
he/she/it would commence
we would commence
you would commence
they would commence

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be commencing
you would be commencing
he/she/it would be commencing
we would be commencing
you would be commencing
they would be commencing

Conditional Perfect

I would have commenced
you would have commenced
he/she/it would have commenced
we would have commenced
you would have commenced
they would have commenced

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been commencing
you would have been commencing
he/she/it would have been commencing
we would have been commencing
you would have been commencing
they would have been commencing

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't commence
you wouldn't commence
he/she/it wouldn't commence
we wouldn't commence
you wouldn't commence
they wouldn't commence

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be commencing
you wouldn't be commencing
he/she/it wouldn't be commencing
we wouldn't be commencing
you wouldn't be commencing
they wouldn't be commencing

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have commenced
you wouldn't have commenced
he/she/it wouldn't have commenced
we wouldn't have commenced
you wouldn't have commenced
they wouldn't have commenced

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been commencing
you wouldn't have been commencing
he/she/it wouldn't have been commencing
we wouldn't have been commencing
you wouldn't have been commencing
they wouldn't have been commencing

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I commence?
would you commence?
would he/she/it commence?
would we commence?
would you commence?
would they commence?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be commencing?
would you be commencing?
would he/she/it be commencing?
would we be commencing?
would you be commencing?
would they be commencing?

Conditional Perfect

would I have commenced?
would you have commenced?
would he/she/it have commenced?
would we have commenced?
would you have commenced?
would they have commenced?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been commencing?
would you have been commencing?
would he/she/it have been commencing?
would we have been commencing?
would you have been commencing?
would they have been commencing?

Participles

Present

commencing

Past

commenced

Infinitives

Infinitives

to commence
to have commenced
to be commencing
to have been commencing

Singular and plural for commence[kəˈmens]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
commence
commences
Possessive case
commence's
commences'
Plural
commences
commences'
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