to recommence — English conjugation

Frequency#2507Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Irecommence
yourecommence
he/she/itrecommences
werecommence
you (pl.)recommence
theyrecommence

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Irecommenced
yourecommenced
he/she/itrecommenced
werecommenced
you (pl.)recommenced
theyrecommenced

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam recommencing
youare recommencing
he/she/itis recommencing
weare recommencing
you (pl.)are recommencing
theyare recommencing

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas recommencing
youwere recommencing
he/she/itwas recommencing
wewere recommencing
you (pl.)were recommencing
theywere recommencing

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave recommenced
youhave recommenced
he/she/ithas recommenced
wehave recommenced
you (pl.)have recommenced
theyhave recommenced

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad recommenced
youhad recommenced
he/she/ithad recommenced
wehad recommenced
you (pl.)had recommenced
theyhad recommenced

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill recommence
youwill recommence
he/she/itwill recommence
wewill recommence
you (pl.)will recommence
theywill recommence

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be recommencing
youwill be recommencing
he/she/itwill be recommencing
wewill be recommencing
you (pl.)will be recommencing
theywill be recommencing

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have recommenced
youwill have recommenced
he/she/itwill have recommenced
wewill have recommenced
you (pl.)will have recommenced
theywill have recommenced

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould recommence
youwould recommence
he/she/itwould recommence
wewould recommence
you (pl.)would recommence
theywould recommence