Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Introduction to the verb consister
The English translation of the French verb consister is “to consist.” It is pronounced as “kawn-see-stay.”
Consister comes from the Old French word “consistir,” which is derived from the Latin word “consistere” meaning “to stand firm.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe something that is made up of or composed of certain elements or parts.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, consister is used to express a past possibility or hypothetical situation. Here are three simple examples of its usage with their English translations:
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Il est possible que le gâteau ait consisté en trois couches. (It is possible that the cake consisted of three layers.)
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Nous douterions que cet argument ait consisté en fait réels. (We would doubt that this argument consisted of real facts.)
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J’aurais aimé que nos vacances aient consisté en un voyage à la plage. (I would have liked for our vacation to have consisted of a trip to the beach.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of consister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie consisté | Il est possible que j’aie consisté. | It’s possible that I consisted. |
tu | aies consisté | Tu crains que tu aies consisté. | You fear that you consisted. |
il | ait consisté | Il veut que tu aies consisté. | He wants you to have consisted. |
elle | ait consisté | Elle craint qu’elle ait consisté. | She fears she consisted. |
on | ait consisté | On préfère qu’on ait consisté. | We prefer we consisted. |
nous | ayons consisté | Nous voulons qu’on ait consisté. | We want it to have been consisted. |
vous | ayez consisté | Vous craignez que vous ayez consisté. | You fear you consisted. |
ils | aient consisté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient consisté. | They doubt they consisted. |
elles | aient consisté | Elles veulent qu’elles aient consisté. | They want it to have been consisted. |
Other Conjugations for Consister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consister
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Consister – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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