Frustrar means to prevent someone from achieving a goal or to cause disappointment or dissatisfaction. It is used when an effort or expectation is thwarted or hindered.
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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 | frustro | No quiero frustrar tus planes. I don't want to frustrate your plans. | |
| Tú | frustras | Tú frustras fácilmente cuando pierdes. You get frustrated easily when you lose. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | frustra | Ella frustra sus expectativas a veces. She sometimes frustrates her expectations. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | frustramos | Nosotros frustramos los obstáculos juntos. We frustrate the obstacles together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | frustráis | Vosotros frustráis a los clientes si no cumplen. You all frustrate the clients if you don't comply. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | frustran | Los problemas frustran a todos. Problems frustrate everyone. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | frustré | El problema frustró mis planes. The problem frustrated my plans. | |
| Tú | frustraste | Tú frustraste sus expectativas. You frustrated his expectations. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | frustró | La situación frustró a todos. The situation frustrated everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | frustramos | Nosotros frustramos sus esfuerzos. We frustrated their efforts. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | frustrasteis | Vosotros frustrasteis el plan. You all frustrated the plan. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | frustraron | Ellos frustraron nuestras expectativas. They frustrated our expectations. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | frustraba | Yo frustraba mis planes frecuentemente. I used to frustrate my plans frequently. | |
| Tú | frustrabas | Tú frustrabas sus expectativas siempre. You used to frustrate his expectations always. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | frustraba | Ella frustraba a sus amigos con sus palabras. She used to frustrate her friends with her words. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | frustrábamos | Nosotros frustrábamos los planes del equipo. We used to frustrate the team's plans. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | frustrabais | Vosotros frustrabais las expectativas del profesor. You all used to frustrate the teacher's expectations. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | frustraban | Ellos frustraban las ideas del proyecto. They used to frustrate the project ideas. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy frustrando | Estoy frustrando mis planes ahora mismo. I am frustrating my plans right now. | |
| Tú | estás frustrando | Estás frustrando a tus amigos con esa actitud. You are frustrating your friends with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está frustrando | Ella está frustrando a su equipo con sus decisiones. She is frustrating her team with her decisions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos frustrando | Estamos frustrando las expectativas de los clientes. We are frustrating the clients' expectations. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis frustrando | Vosotros estáis frustrando a los profesores con esas preguntas. You all are frustrating the teachers with those questions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están frustrando | Los niños están frustrando a sus padres con sus comportamientos. The children are frustrating their parents with their behaviors. |
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 frustrar | Voy a frustrar sus planes mañana. I am going to frustrate their plans tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a frustrar | Tú vas a frustrar sus expectativas. You are going to frustrate their expectations. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a frustrar | Él va a frustrar a todos con esa decisión. He is going to frustrate everyone with that decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a frustrar | Vamos a frustrar sus esfuerzos juntos. We are going to frustrate their efforts together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a frustrar | Vosotros vais a frustrar sus expectativas. You all are going to frustrate their expectations. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a frustrar | Ellos van a frustrar el plan original. They are going to frustrate the original plan. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | frustraré | Frustraré mis planes si no estudio. I will frustrate my plans if I don't study. | |
| Tú | frustrarás | Frustrarás sus expectativas con esa actitud. You will frustrate his expectations with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | frustrará | Frustrará los esfuerzos del equipo. He/She/You will frustrate the team's efforts. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | frustraremos | Frustraremos los obstáculos juntos. We will frustrate the obstacles together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | frustraréis | Frustraréis los planes si no actúan. You all will frustrate the plans if you don't act. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | frustrarán | Frustrarán las expectativas de los clientes. They/You all will frustrate the clients' expectations. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | frustraría | Yo frustraría sus planes si supiera la verdad. I would frustrate their plans if I knew the truth. | |
| Tú | frustrarías | Tú frustrarías el intento sin querer. You would frustrate the attempt unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | frustraría | Ella frustraría las expectativas de todos. She would frustrate everyone's expectations. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | frustraríamos | Nosotros frustraríamos los planes si no actuamos. We would frustrate the plans if we don't act. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | frustraríais | Vosotros frustraríais sus esfuerzos si no tenéis cuidado. You all would frustrate their efforts if you're not careful. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | frustrarían | Ellos frustrarían las expectativas si no cumplen. They would frustrate the expectations if they don't fulfill them. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he frustrado | He frustrado sus planes otra vez. I have frustrated his plans again. | |
| Tú | has frustrado | ¿Has frustrado sus expectativas? Have you frustrated his expectations? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha frustrado | Ella ha frustrado a todos en la reunión. She has frustrated everyone at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos frustrado | Nosotros hemos frustrado sus intentos. We have frustrated their attempts. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis frustrado | Vosotros habéis frustrado las expectativas. You all have frustrated the expectations. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han frustrado | Ellos han frustrado el plan original. They have frustrated the original plan. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había frustrado | Yo había frustrado sus planes antes de que llegara. I had frustrated his plans before he arrived. | |
| Tú | habías frustrado | Tú habías frustrado mis expectativas ayer. You had frustrated my expectations yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había frustrado | Ella había frustrado el intento de salvarlo. She had frustrated the attempt to save him. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos frustrado | Nosotros habíamos frustrado sus planes anteriormente. We had frustrated their plans earlier. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais frustrado | Vosotros habíais frustrado la sorpresa. You all had frustrated the surprise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían frustrado | Ellos habían frustrado el proyecto completo. They had frustrated the entire project. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré frustrado | Para entonces, habré frustrado sus planes. By then, I will have frustrated their plans. | |
| Tú | habrás frustrado | Para mañana, habrás frustrado sus expectativas. By tomorrow, you will have frustrated their expectations. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá frustrado | Él ya habrá frustrado el intento. He will have already frustrated the attempt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos frustrado | Nosotros habremos frustrado sus planes. We will have frustrated their plans. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis frustrado | Vosotros habréis frustrado la sorpresa. You all will have frustrated the surprise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán frustrado | Ellos habrán frustrado las expectativas. They will have frustrated the expectations. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría frustrado | Yo habría frustrado tus planes. I would have frustrated your plans. | |
| Tú | habrías frustrado | Tú habrías frustrado mis expectativas. You would have frustrated my expectations. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría frustrado | Él habría frustrado el intento. He would have frustrated the attempt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos frustrado | Nosotros habríamos frustrado sus planes. We would have frustrated their plans. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais frustrado | Vosotros habríais frustrado la sorpresa. You all would have frustrated the surprise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían frustrado | Ellos habrían frustrado el proyecto. They would have frustrated the project. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | frustre | Espero que no me frustre el resultado. I hope that the result does not frustrate me. | |
| Tú | frustres | Es importante que no frustres a tu equipo. It's important that you do not frustrate your team. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | frustre | Es posible que él frustre sus planes. It's possible that he frustrates his plans. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | frustremos | Queremos que no nos frustremos con esto. We want us not to get frustrated with this. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | frustréis | Es necesario que no frustréis las expectativas. It's necessary that you do not frustrate the expectations. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | frustren | Dudo que ellos frustren a sus clientes. I doubt that they frustrate their clients. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | frustrara | Esperaba que él frustrara sus planes. I hoped that he would frustrate his plans. | |
| Tú | frustraras | No creía que tú frustraras fácilmente. I didn't believe that you would get frustrated easily. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | frustrara | Dudaba que ella frustrara sus expectativas. I doubted that she would frustrate her expectations. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | frustráramos | Era posible que nosotros frustráramos el plan. It was possible that we would frustrate the plan. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | frustrarais | No pensaba que vosotros frustrarais fácilmente. I didn't think that you all would get frustrated easily. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | frustraran | Querían que ellos frustraran las expectativas. They wanted them to frustrate the expectations. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | frustrare | Si no frustrare sus planes, será exitoso. If he/she doesn't frustrate his/her plans, he/she will be successful. | |
| Tú | frustrares | Tú frustrares las expectativas de todos. You will frustrate everyone's expectations. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | frustrare | Él frustrare los esfuerzos del equipo. He will frustrate the team's efforts. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | frustráremos | Nosotros frustráremos los planes futuros. We will frustrate the future plans. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | frustrareis | Vosotros frustrareis las expectativas del cliente. You all will frustrate the client's expectations. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | frustraren | Ellos frustraren las metas propuestas. They will frustrate the proposed goals. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya frustrado | Espero que haya frustrado sus planes. I hope I have frustrated his plans. | |
| Tú | hayas frustrado | Es posible que hayas frustrado sus expectativas. It's possible that you have frustrated his expectations. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya frustrado | Es importante que haya frustrado sus intentos. It's important that he has frustrated his attempts. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos frustrado | Nos alegra que hayamos frustrado sus planes. We are glad that we have frustrated his plans. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis frustrado | No creo que hayáis frustrado sus expectativas. I don't think that you (plural) have frustrated his expectations. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan frustrado | Es probable que hayan frustrado sus objetivos. It's likely that they have frustrated his objectives. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera frustrado | Si hubiera frustrado sus planes, habría sido un error. If I had thwarted his plans, it would have been a mistake. | |
| Tú | hubieras frustrado | Es posible que hubieras frustrado sus expectativas. You might have frustrated his expectations. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera frustrado | Ella habría frustrado la sorpresa si hubiera sabido. She would have thwarted the surprise if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos frustrado | Nunca hubiéramos frustrado sus esfuerzos. We would never have thwarted his efforts. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais frustrado | ¿Crees que habríais frustrado el plan? Do you think you would have thwarted the plan? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran frustrado | Si no hubieran frustrado la idea, todo habría sido diferente. If they hadn't thwarted the idea, everything would have been different. |
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 frustrado | Cuando llegues, ya hubiere frustrado el plan. When you arrive, I will have already frustrated the plan. | |
| Tú | hubieres frustrado | Es posible que tú hubieres frustrado sus expectativas. It's possible that you will have frustrated his expectations. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere frustrado | Es probable que él hubiere frustrado el intento. He probably will have frustrated the attempt. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos frustrado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos frustrado el problema. By then, we will have frustrated the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis frustrado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis frustrado la oportunidad. Maybe you all will have frustrated the opportunity. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren frustrado | Es posible que ellos hubieren frustrado la misión. It's possible that they will have frustrated the mission. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | frustra | ¡Frustra tus miedos y avanza! Frustrate your fears and move forward! | |
| Tú | frustra | ¡Frustra los obstáculos y sigue adelante! Frustrate the obstacles and keep going! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | frustre | ¡Frustre sus expectativas y sé valiente! Frustrate his/her expectations and be brave! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | frustremos | ¡Frustremos los planes y busquemos soluciones! Let's frustrate the plans and find solutions! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | frustrad | ¡Frustrad las dificultades y no os rindáis! Frustrate the difficulties and don't give up! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | frustren | ¡Frustren las expectativas negativas! Frustrate the negative expectations! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no frustre | No frustre tus sueños. Don't frustrate your dreams. | |
| Tú | no frustres | No frustres a tus amigos. Don't frustrate your friends. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no frustre | No frustre sus expectativas. Don't frustrate his expectations. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no frustremos | No frustremos las oportunidades. Let's not frustrate the opportunities. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no frustréis | No frustréis a los clientes. Don't frustrate the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no frustren | No frustren sus planes. Don't frustrate their plans. |
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