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Juliette A.A2KwizIQ community member

Commencer à does not work

Bonjour !

I have been told by French people that I cannot apply this rule to the verb commencer à.

For example:

Je commence à faire mes devoirs. J'y commence.

I am starting to do my homework. I'm starting it.

Is it an exception ? Or is it just socially not regularly used ?

Merci !

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K. T.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

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I never get this right. Please, is there a summary of when we would not write the "s" at the end of the tu form verb in l'imperatif ?

Thank you!

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Alan R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

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