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recommencer
to start again
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I start again |
| tu | you start again |
| il/elle/on | he/she starts again |
| nous | we start again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) start again |
| ils/elles | they start again |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I started again; I have started again |
| tu | you started again; you have started again |
| il/elle/on | he/she started again; he/she has started again |
| nous | we started again; we have started again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) started again; you (plural/formal) have started again |
| ils/elles | they started again; they have started again |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to start again |
| tu | you used to start again |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to start again |
| nous | we used to start again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to start again |
| ils/elles | they used to start again |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had started again |
| tu | you had started again |
| il/elle/on | he/she had started again |
| nous | we had started again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had started again |
| ils/elles | they had started again |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will start again |
| tu | you will start again |
| il/elle/on | he/she will start again |
| nous | we will start again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will start again |
| ils/elles | they will start again |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have started again |
| tu | you will have started again |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have started again |
| nous | we will have started again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have started again |
| ils/elles | they will have started again |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to start again |
| tu | you are going to start again |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to start again |
| nous | we are going to start again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to start again |
| ils/elles | they are going to start again |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just started again |
| tu | you have just started again |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just started again |
| nous | we have just started again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just started again |
| ils/elles | they have just started again |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I started again |
| tu | you started again |
| il/elle/on | he/she started again |
| nous | we started again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) started again |
| ils/elles | they started again |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had started again |
| tu | you had started again |
| il/elle/on | he/she had started again |
| nous | we had started again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had started again |
| ils/elles | they had started again |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would start again |
| tu | you would start again |
| il/elle/on | he/she would start again |
| nous | we would start again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would start again |
| ils/elles | they would start again |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have started again |
| tu | you would have started again |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have started again |
| nous | we would have started again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have started again |
| ils/elles | they would have started again |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have started again |
| tu | you would have started again |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have started again |
| nous | we would have started again |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have started again |
| ils/elles | they would have started again |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I start again |
| tu | (that) you start again |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she starts again |
| nous | (that) we start again |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) start again |
| ils/elles | (that) they start again |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have started again |
| tu | (that) you have started again |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has started again |
| nous | (that) we have started again |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have started again |
| ils/elles | (that) they have started again |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I started again |
| tu | (that) you started again |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she started again |
| nous | (that) we started again |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) started again |
| ils/elles | (that) they started again |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had started again |
| tu | (that) you had started again |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had started again |
| nous | (that) we had started again |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had started again |
| ils/elles | (that) they had started again |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | start again! |
| nous | let's start again! |
| vous | start again! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have started again by then! |
| nous | let's have started again by then! |
| vous | have started again by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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