L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive 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 shock.” The infinitive form of consterner is pronounced as “kohn-stehr-ney.”
The word consterner comes from the Latin verb consternare, which means “to scare” or “to intimidate.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the l’infinitif présent tense to express a strong feeling of surprise or shock.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Je ne veux pas le consterner en lui annonçant la mauvaise nouvelle. (I don’t want to shock him by telling him the bad news.)
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L’attitude de son ami l’a consterné. (His friend’s behavior dismayed him.)
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La perte de leur maison les a consternés. (The loss of their house shocked them.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of consterner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | consterne | Je consterne ma famille. | I distress my family. |
tu | consternes | Tu consternes tes amis. | You distress your friends. |
il | consterne | Il consterne ses collègues. | He distresses his colleagues. |
elle | consterne | Elle consterne son patron. | She distresses her boss. |
on | consterne | On consterne le public. | We distress the audience. |
nous | consternons | Nous consternons tout le monde. | We distress everyone. |
vous | consternez | Vous consternez les invités. | You distress the guests. |
ils | consternent | Ils consternent leurs ennemis. | They distress their enemies. |
elles | consternent | Elles consternent leurs professeurs. | They distress their teachers. |
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
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 (this article)
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Consterner – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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