Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Introduction to the verb consterner
The English translation of the French verb consterner is “to dismay” or “to appall.” It is pronounced as “kon-stair-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word consterner comes from the Latin word “consternare,” which means “to throw into confusion.” It entered the French language in the 13th century and has been used in its current form since the 17th century.
In everyday French, consterner is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action or situation. It can be translated in English as “would” or “could” + verb.
Here are three examples of consterner used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their English translations:
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Si je gagnais à la loterie, cela me consternerait. (If I won the lottery, it would dismay me.)
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Elle pourrait consterner ses parents en tombant enceinte à 16 ans. (She could appall her parents by getting pregnant at 16.)
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Nous serions consternés si notre équipe perdait le match. (We would be dismayed if our team lost the game.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of consterner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | consternerais | Je consternerais mes parents. | I would dismay my parents. |
tu | consternerais | Tu consternerais tes amis. | You would dismay your friends. |
il | consternerait | Il consternerait le public. | He would dismay the audience. |
elle | consternerait | Elle consternerait sa famille. | She would dismay her family. |
on | consternerait | On consternerait le gouvernement. | One would dismay the government. |
nous | consternerions | Nous consternerions nos voisins. | We would dismay our neighbors. |
vous | consterneriez | Vous consterneriez les invités. | You would dismay the guests. |
ils | consterneraient | Ils consterneraient les spectateurs. | They would dismay the spectators. |
elles | consterneraient | Elles consterneraient le public. | They would dismay the audience. |
Other Conjugations for Consterner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consterner
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Consterner – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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