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Conjugation of the French verb constater

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb constater, along with their English translations.

constater is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
constater	to ascertain

Present		Scored
je constate	I ascertain
tu constates	you ascertain
il constate	he ascertains
elle constate	she ascertains
nous constatons	we ascertain
vous constatez	you ascertain
ils constatent	they ascertain
elles constatent	they ascertain

Imperfect		Scored
je constatais	I was ascertaining
tu constatais	you were ascertaining
il constatait	he was ascertaining
elle constatait	she was ascertaining
nous constations	we were ascertaining
vous constatiez	you were ascertaining
ils constataient	they were ascertaining
elles constataient	they were ascertaining

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je constatai	I ascertained
tu constatas	you ascertained
il constata	he ascertained
elle constata	she ascertained
nous constatâmes	we ascertained
vous constatâtes	you ascertained
ils constatèrent	they ascertained
elles constatèrent	they ascertained

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai constaté	I have ascertained
tu as constaté	you have ascertained
il a constaté	he has ascertained
elle a constaté	she has ascertained
nous avons constaté	we have ascertained
vous avez constaté	you have ascertained
ils ont constaté	they have ascertained
elles ont constaté	they have ascertained

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais constaté	I had ascertained
tu avais constaté	you had ascertained
il avait constaté	he had ascertained
elle avait constaté	she had ascertained
nous avions constaté	we had ascertained
vous aviez constaté	you had ascertained
ils avaient constaté	they had ascertained
elles avaient constaté	they had ascertained

Future		Scored
je constaterai	I will ascertain
tu constateras	you will ascertain
il constatera	he will ascertain
elle constatera	she will ascertain
nous constaterons	we will ascertain
vous constaterez	you will ascertain
ils constateront	they will ascertain
elles constateront	they will ascertain

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai constaté	I will have ascertained
tu auras constaté	you will have ascertained
il aura constaté	he will have ascertained
elle aura constaté	she will have ascertained
nous aurons constaté	we will have ascertained
vous aurez constaté	you will have ascertained
ils auront constaté	they will have ascertained
elles auront constaté	they will have ascertained

Conditional		Scored
je constaterais	I would ascertain
tu constaterais	you would ascertain
il constaterait	he would ascertain
elle constaterait	she would ascertain
nous constaterions	we would ascertain
vous constateriez	you would ascertain
ils constateraient	they would ascertain
elles constateraient	they would ascertain

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais constaté	I would have ascertained
tu aurais constaté	you would have ascertained
il aurait constaté	he would have ascertained
elle aurait constaté	she would have ascertained
nous aurions constaté	we would have ascertained
vous auriez constaté	you would have ascertained
ils auraient constaté	they would have ascertained
elles auraient constaté	they would have ascertained

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je constate	(... that) I ascertain
(... que) tu constates	(... that) you ascertain
(... que) il constate	(... that) he ascertains
(... que) elle constate	(... that) she ascertains
(... que) nous constations	(... that) we ascertain
(... que) vous constatiez	(... that) you ascertain
(... que) ils constatent	(... that) they ascertain
(... que) elles constatent	(... that) they ascertain

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je constatasse	(... that) I was ascertaining
(... que) tu constatasses	(... that) you were ascertaining
(... que) il constatât	(... that) he was ascertaining
(... que) elle constatât	(... that) she was ascertaining
(... que) nous constatassions	(... that) we were ascertaining
(... que) vous constatassiez	(... that) you were ascertaining
(... que) ils constatassent	(... that) they were ascertaining
(... que) elles constatassent	(... that) they were ascertaining

Imperative		Scored
constate	Ascertain
constatons	Let's ascertain
constatez	Ascertain

Present Participle		Scored
constatant	ascertaining

Past Participle		Scored
constaté	ascertained

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