Conjugation of the verb begin

Present

Present simplePrésentA1

I begin
you begin
he/she/it begins
we begin
you begin (plural)
they begin

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Present continuousPrésent continuA1

I am beginning
you are beginning
he/she/it is beginning
we are beginning
you are beginning (plural)
they are beginning

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Present perfectA2

I have begun
you have begun
he/she/it has begun
we have begun
you have begun (plural)
they have begun

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Present perfect continuousB1

I have been beginning
you have been beginning
he/she/it has been beginning
we have been beginning
you have been beginning (plural)
they have been beginning

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In the grammar guide: Present simple · Present continuous · Present perfect · Present perfect continuous

Past Passé

Past simplePrétéritA1

I began
you began
he/she/it began
we began
you began (plural)
they began

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Past continuousPrétérit continuA2

I was beginning
you were beginning
he/she/it was beginning
we were beginning
you were beginning (plural)
they were beginning

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Past perfectPlus-que-parfaitB1

I had begun
you had begun
he/she/it had begun
we had begun
you had begun (plural)
they had begun

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Past perfect continuousB2

I had been beginning
you had been beginning
he/she/it had been beginning
we had been beginning
you had been beginning (plural)
they had been beginning

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In the grammar guide: Past simple · Past continuous · Past perfect · Past perfect continuous

Future Futur

Future with willFutur simpleA2

I will begin
you will begin
he/she/it will begin
we will begin
you will begin (plural)
they will begin

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Future with going toFutur procheA1

I am going to begin
you are going to begin
he/she/it is going to begin
we are going to begin
you are going to begin (plural)
they are going to begin

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Future continuousB1

I will be beginning
you will be beginning
he/she/it will be beginning
we will be beginning
you will be beginning (plural)
they will be beginning

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Future perfectFutur antérieurB2

I will have begun
you will have begun
he/she/it will have begun
we will have begun
you will have begun (plural)
they will have begun

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Future perfect continuousB2

I will have been beginning
you will have been beginning
he/she/it will have been beginning
we will have been beginning
you will have been beginning (plural)
they will have been beginning

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In the grammar guide: Future with will · Future with going to · Future continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous

Conditional Conditionnel

ConditionalConditionnel présentB1

I would begin
you would begin
he/she/it would begin
we would begin
you would begin (plural)
they would begin

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Conditional perfectConditionnel passéB1

I would have begun
you would have begun
he/she/it would have begun
we would have begun
you would have begun (plural)
they would have begun

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In the grammar guide: Conditional

Imperative Impératif

ImperativeImpératifA1

(you) begin
(you) begin (plural)

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In the grammar guide: Imperative

Infinitive and participles Formes impersonnelles

InfinitiveInfinitifA1

begin

-ing formForme en -ingA1

beginning

Past participleParticipe passéA2

begun

In the grammar guide: -ing form · Past participle