Consternar

to dismay

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

consternar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

consternando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

consternado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consterno I dismay	I dismay
tú	consternas you dismay	you dismay
él/ella/usted	consterna he/she/you dismays	he/she/you dismays
nosotros	consternamos we dismay	we dismay
vosotros	consternáis you all dismay	you all dismay
ellos/ustedes	consternan they/you all dismay	they/you all dismay

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consternaba I used to dismay	I used to dismay
tú	consternabas you used to dismay	you used to dismay
él/ella/usted	consternaba he/she/you used to dismay	he/she/you used to dismay
nosotros	consternábamos we used to dismay	we used to dismay
vosotros	consternabais you all used to dismay	you all used to dismay
ellos/ustedes	consternaban they/you all used to dismay	they/you all used to dismay

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consterné I dismayed	I dismayed
tú	consternaste you dismayed	you dismayed
él/ella/usted	consternó he/she/you dismayed	he/she/you dismayed
nosotros	consternamos we dismayed	we dismayed
vosotros	consternasteis you all dismayed	you all dismayed
ellos/ustedes	consternaron they/you all dismayed	they/you all dismayed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consternaré I will dismay	I will dismay
tú	consternarás you will dismay	you will dismay
él/ella/usted	consternará he/she/you will dismay	he/she/you will dismay
nosotros	consternaremos we will dismay	we will dismay
vosotros	consternaréis you all will dismay	you all will dismay
ellos/ustedes	consternarán they/you all will dismay	they/you all will dismay

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consternaría I would dismay	I would dismay
tú	consternarías you would dismay	you would dismay
él/ella/usted	consternaría he/she/you would dismay	he/she/you would dismay
nosotros	consternaríamos we would dismay	we would dismay
vosotros	consternaríais you all would dismay	you all would dismay
ellos/ustedes	consternarían they/you all would dismay	they/you all would dismay

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consterne that I dismay	that I dismay
tú	consternes that you dismay	that you dismay
él/ella/usted	consterne that he/she/you dismay	that he/she/you dismay
nosotros	consternemos that we dismay	that we dismay
vosotros	consternéis that you all dismay	that you all dismay
ellos/ustedes	consternen that they/you all dismay	that they/you all dismay

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	consternara or consternase that I dismayed	that I dismayed
tú	consternaras or consternases that you dismayed	that you dismayed
él/ella/usted	consternara or consternase that he/she/you dismayed	that he/she/you dismayed
nosotros	consternáramos or consternásemos that we dismayed	that we dismayed
vosotros	consternarais or consternaseis that you all dismayed	that you all dismayed
ellos/ustedes	consternaran or consternasen that they/you all dismayed	that they/you all dismayed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he consternado I have dismayed	I have dismayed
tú	has consternado you have dismayed	you have dismayed
él/ella/usted	ha consternado he/she/you have dismayed	he/she/you have dismayed
nosotros	hemos consternado we have dismayed	we have dismayed
vosotros	habéis consternado you all have dismayed	you all have dismayed
ellos/ustedes	han consternado they/you all have dismayed	they/you all have dismayed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había consternado I had dismayed	I had dismayed
tú	habías consternado you had dismayed	you had dismayed
él/ella/usted	había consternado he/she/you had dismayed	he/she/you had dismayed
nosotros	habíamos consternado we had dismayed	we had dismayed
vosotros	habíais consternado you all had dismayed	you all had dismayed
ellos/ustedes	habían consternado they/you all had dismayed	they/you all had dismayed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube consternado I had dismayed	I had dismayed
tú	hubiste consternado you had dismayed	you had dismayed
él/ella/usted	hubo consternado he/she/you had dismayed	he/she/you had dismayed
nosotros	hubimos consternado we had dismayed	we had dismayed
vosotros	hubisteis consternado you all had dismayed	you all had dismayed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron consternado they/you all had dismayed	they/you all had dismayed

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré consternado I will have dismayed	I will have dismayed
tú	habrás consternado you will have dismayed	you will have dismayed
él/ella/usted	habrá consternado he/she/you will have dismayed	he/she/you will have dismayed
nosotros	habremos consternado we will have dismayed	we will have dismayed
vosotros	habréis consternado you all will have dismayed	you all will have dismayed
ellos/ustedes	habrán consternado they/you all will have dismayed	they/you all will have dismayed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría consternado I would have dismayed	I would have dismayed
tú	habrías consternado you would have dismayed	you would have dismayed
él/ella/usted	habría consternado he/she/you would have dismayed	he/she/you would have dismayed
nosotros	habríamos consternado we would have dismayed	we would have dismayed
vosotros	habríais consternado you all would have dismayed	you all would have dismayed
ellos/ustedes	habrían consternado they/you all would have dismayed	they/you all would have dismayed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya consternado that I have dismayed	that I have dismayed
tú	hayas consternado that you have dismayed	that you have dismayed
él/ella/usted	haya consternado that he/she/you have dismayed	that he/she/you have dismayed
nosotros	hayamos consternado that we have dismayed	that we have dismayed
vosotros	hayáis consternado that you all have dismayed	that you all have dismayed
ellos/ustedes	hayan consternado that they/you all have dismayed	that they/you all have dismayed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera consternado that I had dismayed	that I had dismayed
tú	hubieras consternado that you had dismayed	that you had dismayed
él/ella/usted	hubiera consternado that he/she/you had dismayed	that he/she/you had dismayed
nosotros	hubiéramos consternado that we had dismayed	that we had dismayed
vosotros	hubierais consternado that you all had dismayed	that you all had dismayed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran consternado that they/you all had dismayed	that they/you all had dismayed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	consterna	dismay! (you)
usted	consterne	dismay! (you formal)
nosotros	consternemos	let's dismay!
vosotros	consternad	dismay! (you all)
ustedes	consternen	dismay! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no consternes	don't dismay! (you)
usted	no consterne	don't dismay! (you formal)
nosotros	no consternemos	let's not dismay!
vosotros	no consternéis	don't dismay! (you all)
ustedes	no consternen	don't dismay! (you all)

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