| Einfach | Progressiv | Perfekt | Progressiv |
| Präsens |
| I commence |
| you commence |
| he/she/it commences |
| we commence |
| you all commence |
| they commence |
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| I am commencing |
| you are commencing |
| he/she/it is commencing |
| we are commencing |
| you all are commencing |
| they are commencing |
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| I have commenced |
| you have commenced |
| he/she/it has commenced |
| we have commenced |
| you all have commenced |
| they have commenced |
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| I have been commencing |
| you have been commencing |
| he/she/it has been commencing |
| we have been commencing |
| you all have been commencing |
| they have been commencing |
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| Präteritum |
| I commenced |
| you commenced |
| he/she/it commenced |
| we commenced |
| you all commenced |
| they commenced |
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| I was commencing |
| you were commencing |
| he/she/it was commencing |
| we were commencing |
| you all were commencing |
| they were commencing |
|
| I had commenced |
| you had commenced |
| he/she/it had commenced |
| we had commenced |
| you all had commenced |
| they had commenced |
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| I had been commencing |
| you had been commencing |
| he/she/it had been commencing |
| we had been commencing |
| you all had been commencing |
| they had been commencing |
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| Futur |
| I will commence |
| you will commence |
| he/she/it will commence |
| we will commence |
| you all will commence |
| they will commence |
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| I will be commencing |
| you will be commencing |
| he/she/it will be commencing |
| we are commencing |
| you all will be commencing |
| they will be commencing |
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| I will have commenced |
| you will have commenced |
| he/she/it will have commenced |
| we will have commenced |
| you all will have commenced |
| they will have commenced |
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| I will have been commencing |
| you will have been commencing |
| he/she/it will have been commencing |
| we will have been commencing |
| you all will have been commencing |
| they will have been commencing |
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