Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | consternar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | consternando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar consternando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Consternar conjugation
consternar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning shock. In the present tense: yo consterno, tú consternas, él/ella consterna, nosotros consternamos, vosotros consternáis, ellos consternan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- consternar
- Gerundio
- consternando
- Meaning
- shock
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Consternar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consterno | Yo consterno a mis padres con esa decisión.I shock my parents with that decision. |
| tú | consternas | Normalmente, tú consternas a la abuela con tus palabras.You usually shock your grandmother with your words. |
| él | consterna | Hoy, la noticia de anoche consterna al barrio entero en minutos.Today, last night's news shocks the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | consternamos | A veces, nosotros consternamos a media oficina con el anuncio.At times, we shock half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | consternáis | Ahora, vosotros consternáis a los niños con esa escena.Right now, you all shock the children with that scene. |
| ellos | consternan | Casi siempre, los gritos del pasillo consternan a los vecinos desde temprano.Most of the time, the shouts in the hallway shock the neighbors from early on. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he consternado | Este año, yo he consternado a mis padres con esa decisión.This year, I have shocked my parents with that decision. |
| tú | has consternado | Últimamente, tú has consternado a la abuela con tus palabras.Lately, you have shocked your grandmother with your words. |
| él | ha consternado | En estos meses, la noticia de anoche ha consternado al barrio entero en minutos.In these months, last night's news has shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | hemos consternado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos consternado a media oficina con el anuncio.So far, we have shocked half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | habéis consternado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis consternado a los niños con esa escena.This term, you all have shocked the children with that scene. |
| ellos | han consternado | En este tiempo, los gritos del pasillo han consternado a los vecinos desde temprano.During this time, the shouts in the hallway have shocked the neighbors from early on. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consterné | Ayer, yo consterné a mis padres con esa decisión.Yesterday, I shocked my parents with that decision. |
| tú | consternaste | Hace un rato, tú consternaste a la abuela con tus palabras.A little while ago, you shocked your grandmother with your words. |
| él | consternó | Esta mañana, la noticia de anoche consternó al barrio entero en minutos.This morning, last night's news shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | consternamos | Anoche, nosotros consternamos a media oficina con el anuncio.Last night, we shocked half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | consternasteis | El sábado, vosotros consternasteis a los niños con esa escena.On Saturday, you all shocked the children with that scene. |
| ellos | consternaron | Hace poco, los gritos del pasillo consternaron a los vecinos desde temprano.Not long ago, the shouts in the hallway shocked the neighbors from early on. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consternaba | Antes, yo consternaba a mis padres con esa decisión.Before, I used to shock my parents with that decision. |
| tú | consternabas | Por entonces, tú consternabas a la abuela con tus palabras.Back then, you used to shock your grandmother with your words. |
| él | consternaba | En esa época, la noticia de anoche consternaba al barrio entero en minutos.At that time, last night's news used to shock the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | consternábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros consternábamos a media oficina con el anuncio.When that was normal, we used to shock half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | consternabais | Hace años, vosotros consternabais a los niños con esa escena.Years ago, you all used to shock the children with that scene. |
| ellos | consternaban | En aquellos días, los gritos del pasillo consternaban a los vecinos desde temprano.In those days, the shouts in the hallway used to shock the neighbors from early on. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había consternado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había consternado a mis padres con esa decisión.When you arrived, I had already shocked my parents with that decision. |
| tú | habías consternado | Para entonces, tú ya habías consternado a la abuela con tus palabras.By then, you had already shocked your grandmother with your words. |
| él | había consternado | Al volver, la noticia de anoche ya había consternado al barrio entero en minutos.When we came back, last night's news had already shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | habíamos consternado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos consternado a media oficina con el anuncio.Before talking it through, we had already shocked half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | habíais consternado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais consternado a los niños con esa escena.When you looked again, you all had already shocked the children with that scene. |
| ellos | habían consternado | Para ese momento, los gritos del pasillo ya habían consternado a los vecinos desde temprano.By that moment, the shouts in the hallway had already shocked the neighbors from early on. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube consternado | Apenas yo hube consternado a mis padres con esa decisión, todo cambió.As soon as I had shocked my parents with that decision, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste consternado | En cuanto tú hubiste consternado a la abuela con tus palabras, se notó.The moment you had shocked your grandmother with your words, it showed. |
| él | hubo consternado | No bien la noticia de anoche hubo consternado al barrio entero en minutos, hubo ruido.As soon as last night's news had shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos consternado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos consternado a media oficina con el anuncio, seguimos adelante.Once we had shocked half the office with the announcement, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis consternado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis consternado a los niños con esa escena, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had shocked the children with that scene, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron consternado | En cuanto los gritos del pasillo hubieron consternado a los vecinos desde temprano, el ambiente cambió.The moment the shouts in the hallway had shocked the neighbors from early on, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consternaré | Mañana, yo consternaré a mis padres con esa decisión.Tomorrow, I will shock my parents with that decision. |
| tú | consternarás | Dentro de poco, tú consternarás a la abuela con tus palabras.Soon, you will shock your grandmother with your words. |
| él | consternará | Esta tarde, la noticia de anoche consternará al barrio entero en minutos.This afternoon, last night's news will shock the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | consternaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros consternaremos a media oficina con el anuncio.Next week, we will shock half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | consternaréis | Pronto, vosotros consternaréis a los niños con esa escena.Before long, you all will shock the children with that scene. |
| ellos | consternarán | Más adelante, los gritos del pasillo consternarán a los vecinos desde temprano.Later on, the shouts in the hallway will shock the neighbors from early on. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré consternado | Para entonces, yo ya habré consternado a mis padres con esa decisión.By then, I will already have shocked my parents with that decision. |
| tú | habrás consternado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás consternado a la abuela con tus palabras.Before closing time, you will already have shocked your grandmother with your words. |
| él | habrá consternado | Al final del día, la noticia de anoche ya habrá consternado al barrio entero en minutos.By the end of the day, last night's news will already have shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | habremos consternado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos consternado a media oficina con el anuncio.By tomorrow, we will already have shocked half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | habréis consternado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis consternado a los niños con esa escena.Before leaving, you all will already have shocked the children with that scene. |
| ellos | habrán consternado | Para esa hora, los gritos del pasillo ya habrán consternado a los vecinos desde temprano.By that hour, the shouts in the hallway will already have shocked the neighbors from early on. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consternaría | En un caso así, yo consternaría a mis padres con esa decisión.In a case like that, I would shock my parents with that decision. |
| tú | consternarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú consternarías a la abuela con tus palabras.With a little more time, you would shock your grandmother with your words. |
| él | consternaría | En esa situación, la noticia de anoche consternaría al barrio entero en minutos.In that situation, last night's news would shock the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | consternaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros consternaríamos a media oficina con el anuncio.With that outlook, we would shock half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | consternaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros consternaríais a los niños con esa escena.If it came to that, you all would shock the children with that scene. |
| ellos | consternarían | En un día así, los gritos del pasillo consternarían a los vecinos desde temprano.On a day like that, the shouts in the hallway would shock the neighbors from early on. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría consternado | En otro momento, yo habría consternado a mis padres con esa decisión.At another moment, I would have shocked my parents with that decision. |
| tú | habrías consternado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías consternado a la abuela con tus palabras.With a little more margin, you would have shocked your grandmother with your words. |
| él | habría consternado | A esas alturas, la noticia de anoche habría consternado al barrio entero en minutos.By then, last night's news would have shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | habríamos consternado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos consternado a media oficina con el anuncio.With that turn, we would have shocked half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | habríais consternado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais consternado a los niños con esa escena.At that point, you all would have shocked the children with that scene. |
| ellos | habrían consternado | En ese punto, los gritos del pasillo habrían consternado a los vecinos desde temprano.From there, the shouts in the hallway would have shocked the neighbors from early on. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consterne | Es mejor que yo consterne a mis padres con esa decisión.It is better that I shock my parents with that decision. |
| tú | consternes | Hace falta que tú consternes a la abuela con tus palabras.It is necessary that you shock your grandmother with your words. |
| él | consterne | Conviene que la noticia de anoche consterne al barrio entero en minutos.It is wise that last night's news shock the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | consternemos | Importa que nosotros consternemos a media oficina con el anuncio.It matters that we shock half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | consternéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros consternéis a los niños con esa escena.It may help if you all shock the children with that scene. |
| ellos | consternen | Es posible que los gritos del pasillo consternen a los vecinos desde temprano.It is possible that the shouts in the hallway shock the neighbors from early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya consternado | Ojalá yo haya consternado a mis padres con esa decisión.Hopefully I have shocked my parents with that decision. |
| tú | hayas consternado | Puede que tú ya hayas consternado a la abuela con tus palabras.Maybe you already have shocked your grandmother with your words. |
| él | haya consternado | Tal vez la noticia de anoche haya consternado al barrio entero en minutos.Perhaps last night's news has shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | hayamos consternado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos consternado a media oficina con el anuncio.Maybe we already have shocked half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | hayáis consternado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis consternado a los niños con esa escena.It is likely that you all have shocked the children with that scene. |
| ellos | hayan consternado | Puede ser que los gritos del pasillo ya hayan consternado a los vecinos desde temprano.It may be that the shouts in the hallway already have shocked the neighbors from early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consternara | Si yo consternara a mis padres con esa decisión, se notaría enseguida.If I shocked my parents with that decision, it would show right away. |
| tú | consternaras | Si tú consternaras a la abuela con tus palabras, costaría ocultarlo.If you shocked your grandmother with your words, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | consternara | Si la noticia de anoche consternara al barrio entero en minutos, daría mucho que hablar.If last night's news shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | consternáramos | Si nosotros consternáramos a media oficina con el anuncio, todo iría por otro lado.If we shocked half the office with the announcement, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | consternarais | Si vosotros consternarais a los niños con esa escena, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all shocked the children with that scene, the mood would change. |
| ellos | consternaran | Si los gritos del pasillo consternaran a los vecinos desde temprano, la escena sería otra.If the shouts in the hallway shocked the neighbors from early on, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera consternado | Si yo hubiera consternado a mis padres con esa decisión, aún se recordaría.If I had shocked my parents with that decision, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras consternado | Si tú hubieras consternado a la abuela con tus palabras, eso habría dejado marca.If you had shocked your grandmother with your words, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera consternado | Si la noticia de anoche hubiera consternado al barrio entero en minutos, todavía se hablaría de eso.If last night's news had shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos consternado | Si nosotros hubiéramos consternado a media oficina con el anuncio, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had shocked half the office with the announcement, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais consternado | Si vosotros hubierais consternado a los niños con esa escena, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had shocked the children with that scene, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran consternado | Si los gritos del pasillo hubieran consternado a los vecinos desde temprano, nada habría quedado igual.If the shouts in the hallway had shocked the neighbors from early on, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | consternare | Si yo consternare a mis padres con esa decisión, se notará enseguida.If I shock my parents with that decision, it will show right away. |
| tú | consternares | Si tú consternares a la abuela con tus palabras, costará ignorarlo.If you shock your grandmother with your words, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | consternare | Si la noticia de anoche consternare al barrio entero en minutos, dará mucho que hablar.If last night's news shocks the whole neighborhood in minutes, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | consternáremos | Si nosotros consternáremos a media oficina con el anuncio, todo irá por otro camino.If we shock half the office with the announcement, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | consternareis | Si vosotros consternareis a los niños con esa escena, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all shock the children with that scene, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | consternaren | Si los gritos del pasillo consternaren a los vecinos desde temprano, la escena será distinta.If the shouts in the hallway shock the neighbors from early on, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere consternado | Cuando yo hubiere consternado a mis padres con esa decisión, ya se notará.When I have shocked my parents with that decision, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres consternado | En cuanto tú hubieres consternado a la abuela con tus palabras, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have shocked your grandmother with your words, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere consternado | Cuando la noticia de anoche hubiere consternado al barrio entero en minutos, se verá de inmediato.When last night's news has shocked the whole neighborhood in minutes, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos consternado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos consternado a media oficina con el anuncio, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have shocked half the office with the announcement, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis consternado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis consternado a los niños con esa escena, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have shocked the children with that scene, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren consternado | En cuanto los gritos del pasillo hubieren consternado a los vecinos desde temprano, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the shouts in the hallway have shocked the neighbors from early on, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | consterna | consterna a la abuela con tus palabras.Shock your grandmother with your words. |
| él | consterne | Que la noticia de anoche consterne al barrio entero en minutos.Let last night's news shock the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | consternemos | consternemos a media oficina con el anuncio.Shock half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | consternad | consternad a los niños con esa escena.Shock the children with that scene. |
| ellos | consternen | Que los gritos del pasillo consternen a los vecinos desde temprano.Let the shouts in the hallway shock the neighbors from early on. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no consternes | No no consternes a la abuela con tus palabras.Do not shock your grandmother with your words. |
| él | no consterne | Que la noticia de anoche no no consterne al barrio entero en minutos.Let last night's news not shock the whole neighborhood in minutes. |
| nosotros | no consternemos | No no consternemos a media oficina con el anuncio.Let us not shock half the office with the announcement. |
| vosotros | no consternéis | No no consternéis a los niños con esa escena.Do not shock the children with that scene. |
| ellos | no consternen | Que los gritos del pasillo no no consternen a los vecinos desde temprano.Let the shouts in the hallway not shock the neighbors from early on. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ a mis padres con esa decisión.
I shock my parents with that decision.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about consternar.
- What does 'consternar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'consternar' means to shock. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is consternar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Consternar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate consternar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of consternar: yo consterno, tú consternas, él/ella/usted consterna, nosotros consternamos, vosotros consternáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes consternan.
- How do you conjugate consternar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of consternar: yo consterné, tú consternaste, él/ella/usted consternó, nosotros consternamos, vosotros consternasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes consternaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of consternar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of consternar: yo consternaba, tú consternabas, él/ella/usted consternaba, nosotros consternábamos, vosotros consternabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes consternaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of consternar?
- The past participle of consternar is 'consternado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he consternado' (I have shocked), 'has consternado', 'ha consternado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of consternar?
- The gerundio of consternar is 'consternando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy consternando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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