Key facts

Frustrer

To frustrate · to frustrate/to deprive

B2Regular
Stem
frustr
Past participle
frustré

Examples

Je frustre Paul.

I frustrate Paul.

Il ne frustre pas son fils.

He doesn't frustrate his son.

Nous frustrions.

We were frustrating.

Nous avons frustré.

We frustrated.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jefrustre
Ifrustrate
Tufrustres
Youfrustrate
Ilfrustre
Hefrustrates
Nousfrustrons
Wefrustrate
Vousfrustrez
Youfrustrate
Ilsfrustrent
Theyfrustrate

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais frustrer
Iam going to frustrate
Tuvas frustrer
Youare going to frustrate
Ilva frustrer
Heis going to frustrate
Nousallons frustrer
Weare going to frustrate
Vousallez frustrer
Youare going to frustrate
Ilsvont frustrer
Theyare going to frustrate

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de frustrer
Ihave just frustrated
Tuviens de frustrer
Youhave just frustrated
Ilvient de frustrer
Hehas just frustrated
Nousvenons de frustrer
Wehave just frustrated
Vousvenez de frustrer
Youhave just frustrated
Ilsviennent de frustrer
Theyhave just frustrated

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai frustré
Ihave frustrated
Tuas frustré
Youhave frustrated
Ila frustré
Hehas frustrated
Nousavons frustré
Wehave frustrated
Vousavez frustré
Youhave frustrated
Ilsont frustré
Theyhave frustrated

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jefrustrerais
Iwould frustrate
Tufrustrerais
Youwould frustrate
Ilfrustrerait
Hewould frustrate
Nousfrustrerions
Wewould frustrate
Vousfrustreriez
Youwould frustrate
Ilsfrustreraient
Theywould frustrate

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jefrustrerai
Iwill frustrate
Tufrustreras
Youwill frustrate
Ilfrustrera
Hewill frustrate
Nousfrustrerons
Wewill frustrate
Vousfrustrerez
Youwill frustrate
Ilsfrustreront
Theywill frustrate

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jefrustrais
Iwas frustrating
Tufrustrais
Youwere frustrating
Ilfrustrait
Hewas frustrating
Nousfrustrions
Were frustrating
Vousfrustriez
Youwere frustrating
Ilsfrustraient
Theywere frustrating

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)frustre
Youfrustrate
(Nous)frustrons
Wefrustrate
(Vous)frustrez
Youfrustrate

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

frustrant
frustrating

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en frustrant
frustrating

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