Consternar means to cause feelings of dismay, shock, or anxiety in someone. It is used when something unexpectedly distresses or alarms a person.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consterno | Eso no me consterna en absoluto. That does not concern me at all. | |
| Tú | consternas | No deberías consternarte por eso. You shouldn't be distressed about that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consterna | La noticia le consterna mucho. The news distresses him/her. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consternamos | Nos consterna la situación actual. The current situation concerns us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consternáis | Vuestra actitud consterna a todos. Your attitude distresses everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consternan | Esas noticias consternan a la comunidad. Those news concern the community. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consterné | La noticia me consternó mucho. The news upset me a lot. | |
| Tú | consternaste | Tú consternaste a todos con tu comentario. You upset everyone with your comment. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consternó | La tragedia consternó a la comunidad. The tragedy upset the community. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consternamos | Nos consternó la noticia del accidente. We were upset by the accident news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consternasteis | Vuestro comentario consternó a todos. Your comment upset everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consternaron | Las noticias consternaron a la nación. The news upset the nation. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consternaba | Me consternaba la noticia cada vez. The news used to upset me every time. | |
| Tú | consternabas | Te consternabas fácilmente con las historias. You used to get upset easily with stories. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consternaba | Ella consternaba a todos con su actitud. She used to upset everyone with her attitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consternábamos | Nos consternaba la situación en aquel entonces. We used to be upset about the situation back then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consternabais | Vosotros consternabais a los niños con esas historias. You all used to upset the children with those stories. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consternaban | Los rumores consternaban a la comunidad. The rumors used to upset the community. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy consternando | Estoy consternando a todos con mi actitud. I am upsetting everyone with my attitude. | |
| Tú | estás consternando | Estás consternando a tus amigos con tus palabras. You are upsetting your friends with your words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está consternando | Ella está consternando a la familia con su decisión. She is upsetting the family with her decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos consternando | Estamos consternando a los vecinos con el ruido. We are upsetting the neighbors with the noise. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis consternando | Vosotros estáis consternando a todos con esa noticia. You all are upsetting everyone with that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están consternando | Los niños están consternando a los maestros. The children are upsetting the teachers. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a consternar | Voy a consternar a todos con esa noticia. I am going to upset everyone with that news. | |
| Tú | vas a consternar | Tú vas a consternar a tus amigos. You are going to upset your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a consternar | Ella va a consternar a su familia. She is going to upset her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a consternar | Vamos a consternar a todos con la noticia. We are going to upset everyone with the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a consternar | Vosotros vais a consternar a los vecinos. You all are going to upset the neighbors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a consternar | Ellos van a consternar a la comunidad. They are going to upset the community. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consternaré | Consternaré a todos con mi decisión. I will astonish everyone with my decision. | |
| Tú | consternarás | Consternarás a tus amigos con esa noticia. You will astonish your friends with that news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consternará | Él consternará a la familia con su actitud. He will astonish the family with his attitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consternaremos | Nosotros consternaremos a todos con el anuncio. We will astonish everyone with the announcement. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consternaréis | Vuestros amigos consternaréis con la noticia. Your friends will astonish with the news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consternarán | Ellos consternarán a la comunidad con su decisión. They will astonish the community with their decision. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consternaría | Yo consternaría a todos con esa noticia. I would shock everyone with that news. | |
| Tú | consternarías | Tú consternarías a tus amigos si supieran. You would shock your friends if they knew. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consternaría | Ella consternaría a la audiencia con su discurso. She would shock the audience with her speech. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consternaríamos | Nosotros consternaríamos a todos si ganáramos. We would shock everyone if we won. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consternaríais | Vosotros consternaríais a los profesores con esa idea. You all would shock the teachers with that idea. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consternarían | Ellos consternarían a la comunidad con su decisión. They would shock the community with their decision. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he consternado | He consternado a todos con esa noticia. I have alarmed everyone with that news. | |
| Tú | has consternado | ¿Has consternado a tus amigos? Have you alarmed your friends? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha consternado | Ella ha consternado a la familia. She has alarmed the family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos consternado | Hemos consternado a todos con la noticia. We have alarmed everyone with the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis consternado | ¿Habéis consternado a alguien? Have you all alarmed someone? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han consternado | Los rumores han consternado a la comunidad. The rumors have alarmed the community. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había consternado | Ya había consternado a todos con su decisión. He had already upset everyone with his decision. | |
| Tú | habías consternado | Antes de la reunión, habías consternado a tus colegas. Before the meeting, you had upset your colleagues. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había consternado | Ella había consternado a la familia con la noticia. She had upset the family with the news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos consternado | Nosotros habíamos consternado a los vecinos con el ruido. We had upset the neighbors with the noise. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais consternado | Vosotros habíais consternado a todos con el anuncio. You all had upset everyone with the announcement. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían consternado | Ellos habían consternado a la comunidad con sus acciones. They had upset the community with their actions. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré consternado | Para entonces, habré consternado a todos. By then, I will have upset everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás consternado | Tú habrás consternado a tus padres. You will have upset your parents. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá consternado | Él habrá consternado a sus colegas. He will have upset his colleagues. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos consternado | Nosotros habremos consternado a la comunidad. We will have upset the community. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis consternado | Vosotros habréis consternado a todos los asistentes. You all will have upset all the attendees. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán consternado | Ellos habrán consternado a los invitados. They will have upset the guests. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría consternado | Yo habría consternado a todos con esa noticia. I would have consterned everyone with that news. | |
| Tú | habrías consternado | Tú habrías consternado a tus amigos si hubieras sabido. You would have consterned your friends if you had known. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría consternado | Ella habría consternado a la familia con su decisión. She would have consterned the family with her decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos consternado | Nosotros habríamos consternado a todos si hubiéramos llegado temprano. We would have consterned everyone if we had arrived early. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais consternado | Vosotros habríais consternado a los invitados con esa noticia. You all would have consterned the guests with that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían consternado | Ellos habrían consternado a la comunidad con su actitud. They would have consterned the community with their attitude. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consterne | Espero que esto no me consterne. I hope this does not upset me. | |
| Tú | consternes | Es importante que no consternes a nadie. It's important that you do not upset anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consterne | Me alegra que consterne a todos. I'm glad that it upsets everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consterner | Que nos consterne, no importa mucho. That it upsets us doesn't matter much. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consterne | Es posible que consterne a algunos. It is possible that it upsets some. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consternen | Que consternen a todos, es su decisión. That they upset everyone is their decision. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consternara | Esperaba que me consternara la noticia. I hoped that the news would upset me. | |
| Tú | consternaras | No creía que te consternaras tanto. I didn't think you would be so upset. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consternara | Pensé que ella consternara a todos. I thought that she upset everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consternáramos | Si nos consternáramos, sería grave. If we were upset, it would be serious. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consternarais | Me sorprendió que vosotras consternarais tanto. I was surprised that you all were so upset. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consternaran | No creía que ellos consternaran a la comunidad. I didn't think they upset the community. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consternare | Si la noticia llegare, te llamaré. If the news arrives, I will call you. | |
| Tú | consternares | Cuando consternares, dime qué pasó. When you get upset, tell me what happened. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consternare | Si el problema surgire, lo resolveré. If the problem arises, I will solve it. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consternáremos | Cuando la situación empeoráremos, actuaremos. When the situation worsens, we will act. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consternareis | Si el plan fallare, buscaré otra opción. If the plan fails, I will look for another option. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consternaren | En caso de emergencia, actuarán rápidamente. In case of emergency, they will act quickly. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya consternado | Espero que haya consternado a todos. I hope I have upset everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas consternado | Es posible que hayas consternado a tus amigos. It's possible that you have upset your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya consternado | Es importante que él haya consternado a la audiencia. It's important that he has upset the audience. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos consternado | Creemos que hayamos consternado a todos con la noticia. We believe that we have upset everyone with the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis consternado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis consternado a alguien. I'm not sure that you have upset anyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan consternado | Es probable que hayan consternado a los vecinos. They have probably upset the neighbors. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera consternado | Si hubiera consternado a todos, habría sido un error. If I had upset everyone, it would have been a mistake. | |
| Tú | hubieras consternado | Es posible que hubieras consternado a tus amigos. You might have upset your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera consternado | Ella habría consternado a la familia con esa noticia. She would have upset the family with that news. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos consternado | Nosotros habíamos consternado a todos sin querer. We had upset everyone unintentionally. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais consternado | ¿Vosotros habríais consternado a alguien así? Would you have upset someone like that? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran consternado | Ellos habrían consternado a la comunidad si hubieran sabido. They would have upset the community if they had known. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere consternado | Para entonces, ya hubiere consternado a todos. By then, I will have already distressed everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieres consternado | Si hubieres consternado a la audiencia, será difícil continuar. If you will have distressed the audience, it will be hard to continue. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere consternado | Cuando él hubiere consternado a los invitados, la reunión terminará. When he will have distressed the guests, the meeting will end. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos consternado | Para entonces, ya nos hubiéremos consternado por la noticia. By then, we will have already distressed ourselves over the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis consternado | Si vosotros hubiereis consternado a los vecinos, sería un problema. If you all will have distressed the neighbors, it would be a problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren consternado | Cuando ellos hubieren consternado a la comunidad, será difícil arreglarlo. When they will have distressed the community, it will be hard to fix. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | consterna | ¡Consterna a todos con esa historia! Shock everyone with that story! | |
| Tú | consterna | ¡Consterna a tu hermano con la noticia! Shock your brother with the news! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | consterne | ¡Consterne a los invitados con su discurso! Shock the guests with his speech! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | consternemos | ¡Consternemos a todos con esta revelación! Shock everyone with this revelation! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | consternad | ¡Consternad a la audiencia con esa noticia! Shock the audience with that news! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | consternen | ¡Consternen a los espectadores con su actuación! Shock the viewers with their performance! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no consterne | No me consternes con esa noticia. Don't upset me with that news. | |
| Tú | no consternes | No consternes a tus amigos con rumores. Don't upset your friends with rumors. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no consterne | No consterne a los niños con historias tristes. Don't upset the children with sad stories. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no consternemos | No consternemos a la familia con malas noticias. Let's not upset the family with bad news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no consternéis | No consternéis a los clientes con retrasos. Don't upset the customers with delays. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no consternen | No consternen a los empleados con críticas. Don't upset the employees with criticism. |
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