Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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 “kon-see-stay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the verb consister can be traced back to the Latin word “consistere” meaning “to stand together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense to express a completed action in the past that would have happened under certain conditions.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais réussi mon examen si j’avais bien étudié. (I would have passed my exam if I had studied well.)
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Elle aurait été heureuse si elle avait accepté le poste. (She would have been happy if she had accepted the job.)
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Nous serions partis plus tôt si nous avions su que la circulation serait si dense. (We would have left earlier if we had known that the traffic would be so heavy.)
In each of these examples, the verb consister is conjugated in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past. It is often used in conditional sentences to express a consequence that would have happened if a certain condition had been met.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of consister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse consisté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse consisté. | I wish I had consisted. |
tu | eusses consisté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses consisté. | I wish you had consisted. |
il | eût consisté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût consisté. | I wish he had consisted. |
elle | eût consisté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût consisté. | I wish she had consisted. |
on | eût consisté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût consisté. | I wish one had consisted. |
nous | eussions consisté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions consisté. | I wish we had consisted. |
vous | eussiez consisté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez consisté. | I wish you had consisted. |
ils | eussent consisté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent consisté. | I wish they had consisted. |
elles | eussent consisté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent consisté. | I wish they had 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
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 Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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