Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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 is pronounced as [kɔ̃stɛʁne].
The word consterner comes from the Latin word consternare, meaning “to alarm” or “to terrify.” In everyday French, this verb is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical action that would have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of consterner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
- J’étais consterné que tu aies manqué le concert hier soir. (I was dismayed that you had missed the concert last night.)
- Il était consterné que sa femme l’ait quitté pour un autre homme. (He was shocked that his wife had left him for another man.)
- Nous étions consternés que vous n’ayez pas suivi nos conseils. (We were dismayed that you had not followed our advice.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of consterner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse consterné | J’aurais été consternée que je eusse consterné. | I would have been dismayed if I had been dismayed. |
tu | eusses consterné | J’aurais été consternée que tu eusses consterné. | I would have been dismayed if you had been dismayed. |
il | eût consterné | J’aurais été consternée qu’il eût consterné. | I wish he had been dismayed. |
elle | eût consterné | J’aurais été consternée qu’elle eût consterné. | I wish she had been dismayed. |
on | eût consterné | J’aurais été consternée qu’on eût consterné. | I wish one had been dismayed. |
nous | eussions consterné | J’aurais été consternée que nous eussions consterné. | I wish we had been dismayed. |
vous | eussiez consterné | J’aurais été consternée que vous eussiez consterné. | I wish you had been dismayed. |
ils | eussent consterné | J’aurais été consternée qu’ils eussent consterné. | I wish they had been dismayed. |
elles | eussent consterné | J’aurais été consternée qu’elles eussent consterné. | I wish they had been dismayed. |
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
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Consterner – 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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