Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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”. It is pronounced as “kohn-stehr-neh”.
The word consterner comes from the Latin word consternare, meaning “to throw into confusion”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle consterné.
Three simple examples of consterner in the Passé Composé tense with English translations are:
- J’ai été consterné par ses paroles. (I was dismayed by his words.)
- Elle a été consternée en découvrant la vérité. (She was shocked when she discovered the truth.)
- Nous avons été consternés par la nouvelle. (We were dismayed by the news.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of consterner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai consterné | J’ai consterné mes parents. | I dismayed my parents. |
tu | as consterné | Tu as consterné tes amis. | You dismayed your friends. |
il | a consterné | Il a consterné la foule. | He dismayed the crowd. |
elle | a consterné | Elle a consterné ses collègues. | She dismayed her colleagues. |
on | a consterné | On a consterné tout le monde. | We dismayed everyone. |
nous | avons consterné | Nous avons consterné nos voisins. | We dismayed our neighbors. |
vous | avez consterné | Vous avez consterné votre patron. | You dismayed your boss. |
ils | ont consterné | Ils ont consterné leurs ennemis. | They dismayed their enemies. |
elles | ont consterné | Elles ont consterné leurs professeurs. | They dismayed 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 (this article)
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
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Consterner – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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