Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Introduction to the verb consteller
The English translation of the French verb consteller is “to studded” or “to sprinkle with stars.” It is pronounced as “kohn-stuh-lay” in the infinitive form.
The verb consteller comes from the Latin word constellare, meaning “to set with stars.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’aurais aimé que le ciel se soit constellé d’étoiles cette nuit. (I would have liked the sky to have been studded with stars tonight.)
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Il était incertain que la voûte céleste se fût constellée de constellations visibles. (It was uncertain that the celestial vault would have been studded with visible constellations.)
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Nous aurions préféré que le firmament se fût constellé de nuages plutôt que de rester dégagé. (We would have preferred the firmament to have been studded with clouds instead of remaining clear.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé tense is used to express a wish, an uncertainty or a preference in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of consteller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie constellé | Je ne crois pas que j’aie constellé. | I don’t believe I constellated. |
tu | aies constellé | Il est nécessaire que tu aies constellé. | It’s necessary that you constellated. |
il | ait constellé | Il est peu probable qu’il ait constellé. | It’s unlikely he constellated. |
elle | ait constellé | Elle se demande si elle ait constellé. | She wonders if she constellated. |
on | ait constellé | On ne veut pas qu’on ait constellé. | We don’t want it to have been constellated. |
nous | ayons constellé | Il est possible que nous ayons constellé. | It’s possible we constellated. |
vous | ayez constellé | Peut-être que vous ayez constellé. | Maybe you constellated. |
ils | aient constellé | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient constellé. | They hope they constellated. |
elles | aient constellé | Elles sont contentes qu’elles aient constellé. | They are happy they constellated. |
Other Conjugations for Consteller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consteller
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Consteller – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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