French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | recommence | recommençais | recommencerai | recommencerais | recommence | recommençasse | ||
| tu | recommences | recommençais | recommenceras | recommencerais | recommences | recommençasses | ||
| il | recommence | recommençait | recommencera | recommencerait | recommence | recommençât | ||
| nous | recommençons | recommencions | recommencerons | recommencerions | recommencions | recommençassions | ||
| vous | recommencez | recommenciez | recommencerez | recommenceriez | recommenciez | recommençassiez | ||
| ils | recommencent | recommençaient | recommenceront | recommenceraient | recommencent | recommençassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai recommencé | avais recommencé | aurai recommencé | aurais recommencé | aie recommencé | eusse recommencé | ||
| tu | as recommencé | avais recommencé | auras recommencé | aurais recommencé | aies recommencé | eusses recommencé | ||
| il | a recommencé | avait recommencé | aura recommencé | aurait recommencé | ait recommencé | eût recommencé | ||
| nous | avons recommencé | avions recommencé | aurons recommencé | aurions recommencé | ayons recommencé | eussions recommencé | ||
| vous | avez recommencé | aviez recommencé | aurez recommencé | auriez recommencé | ayez recommencé | eussiez recommencé | ||
| ils | ont recommencé | avaient recommencé | auront recommencé | auraient recommencé | aient recommencé | eussent recommencé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | recommençai | eus recommencé | (tu) | recommence | Present | recommençant | ||
| tu | recommenças | eus recommencé | (nous) | recommençons | Past | recommencé | ||
| il | recommença | eut recommencé | (vous) | recommencez | Perfect | ayant recommencé | ||
| nous | recommençâmes | eûmes recommencé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | recommençâtes | eûtes recommencé | (tu) | aie recommencé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | recommencèrent | eurent recommencé | (nous) | ayons recommencé | avoir recommencé | |||
| (vous) | ayez recommencé | |||||||
Recommencer is a spelling change verb (c to ç).
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