| Präsens (Present) "commence" | I | commence | |
| Präsens Verlaufsform (Present continuous) "commence" | I | am commencing | |
| Präteritum (Simple past) "commence" | I | commenced | |
| Perfekt Verlaufsform (Past Continuous) "commence" | I | was commencing | |
| Present Perfect (Präsens) "commence" | I | have commenced | |
| Present Continuous (Futur) "commence" | I | have been commencing | |
| Plusquamperfekt (Past perfect) "commence" | I | had commenced | |
| Plusquamperfekt Verlaufsform (Past perfect continuous) "commence" | I | had been commencing | |
| Futur I (Future) "commence" | I | will commence | |
| Futur I Verlaufsform (Future continuous) "commence" | I | will be commencing | |
| Futur II (Future perfect) "commence" | I | will have commenced | |
| Futur II Verlaufsform (Future perfect continuous) "commence" | I | will have been commencing |