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Frustrar conjugation

frustrar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning frustrate / thwart. In the present tense: yo frustro, tú frustras, él/ella frustra, nosotros frustramos, vosotros frustráis, ellos frustran. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #848-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
frustrar
Gerundio
frustrando
Meaning
frustrate / thwart
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Frustrar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivofrustrarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiofrustrandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar frustrando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yofrustro
Yo frustro mis propios avances cuando exijo de cada paso una perfección que todavía no puede dar.I frustrate my own progress when I demand from each step a perfection that it still cannot give.
frustras
Tú frustras al grupo cuando cambias demasiado tarde una dirección que ya todos ven agotada.You frustrate the group when you change too late a direction that everyone already sees as exhausted.
élfrustra
Ese retraso frustra incluso a los más pacientes, porque niega sin decirlo el trabajo que ya hicieron.That delay frustrates even the most patient, because without saying it it denies the work they have already done.
nosotrosfrustramos
Nosotros frustramos el proceso cuando pedimos claridad total justo en la fase que aún debe permanecer abierta.We frustrate the process when we ask for total clarity precisely in the phase that still must remain open.
vosotrosfrustráis
Vosotros frustráis buenas intuiciones al querer volverlas enseguida pruebas cerradas y definitivas.You all frustrate good intuitions by wanting to turn them at once into closed and definitive proofs.
ellosfrustran
Algunas estructuras frustran cualquier impulso vivo porque convierten todo error en amenaza y no en aprendizaje.Some structures frustrate any living impulse because they turn every error into threat and not into learning.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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yohe frustrado
Hoy he frustrado mis propios avances al pedirles una limpieza que todavía no podían sostener.Today I have frustrated my own progress by asking from it a cleanliness that it still could not sustain.
has frustrado
has frustrado al grupo con una espera innecesaria y ahora la energía común ya no respira igual.You have frustrated the group with an unnecessary wait and now the shared energy no longer breathes the same.
élha frustrado
Ese retraso ha frustrado incluso a quienes aún querían confiar y seguir leyendo con paciencia.That delay has frustrated even those who still wanted to trust and keep reading with patience.
nosotroshemos frustrado
hemos frustrado el proceso exigiéndole una forma definitiva antes de tiempo y por eso ahora se cierra peor.We have frustrated the process by demanding from it a definitive form ahead of time and that is why now it closes worse.
vosotroshabéis frustrado
habéis frustrado buenas intuiciones al apresurarlas hacia una conclusión que todavía no sabían sostener.You all have frustrated good intuitions by rushing them toward a conclusion that they still did not know how to sustain.
elloshan frustrado
Algunas estructuras han frustrado ya demasiadas iniciativas vivas y luego se preguntan por qué todo llega cansado.Some structures have already frustrated too many living initiatives and later ask themselves why everything arrives tired.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yofrustré
Ayer frustré mis propios avances cuando volví a medirlos con un ideal que no era todavía el suyo.Yesterday I frustrated my own progress when I again measured it against an ideal that was not yet its own.
frustraste
frustraste al grupo al retrasar una decisión que ya pedía otro tipo de coraje menos defensivo.You frustrated the group by delaying a decision that already asked for another kind of less defensive courage.
élfrustró
Ese retraso frustró a todos porque convirtió en espera inútil un trabajo que ya estaba listo para pasar.That delay frustrated everyone because it turned into useless waiting a work that was already ready to pass.
nosotrosfrustramos
frustramos el proceso exigiéndole cierre donde todavía necesitaba exploración y conflicto vivo.We frustrated the process by demanding from it closure where it still needed exploration and living conflict.
vosotrosfrustrasteis
frustrasteis intuiciones valiosas al querer fijarlas demasiado pronto en una forma inmóvil.You all frustrated valuable intuitions by wanting to fix them too soon in an immobile form.
ellosfrustraron
Algunas estructuras frustraron la iniciativa del equipo hasta volver prudencia lo que antes era impulso creador.Some structures frustrated the team’s initiative until turning into caution what before had been creative impulse.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yofrustraba
Antes frustraba mis propios avances cada vez que les pedía una perfección ajena a su fase real.Before, I used to frustrate my own progress each time I asked from it a perfection foreign to its real stage.
frustrabas
frustrabas al grupo retrasando decisiones que ya estaban maduras por dentro aunque todavía dieran miedo.You used to frustrate the group by delaying decisions that were already ripe inside although they still gave fear.
élfrustraba
Ese retraso frustraba a todos porque nadie veía en él una espera que estuviera cuidando algo real.That delay used to frustrate everyone because nobody saw in it a waiting that was caring for something real.
nosotrosfrustrábamos
frustrábamos el proceso cuando queríamos arrancarle una forma final justo en su etapa más abierta.We used to frustrate the process when we wanted to tear from it a final form precisely at its most open stage.
vosotrosfrustrabais
frustrabais intuiciones buenas al pedirles demasiado pronto que ya parecieran conclusiones serias.You all used to frustrate good intuitions by asking from them too soon that they already seem serious conclusions.
ellosfrustraban
Algunas estructuras frustraban cualquier impulso vivo al castigar demasiado rápido el error inicial.Some structures used to frustrate any living impulse by punishing the initial error too quickly.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía frustrado
Cuando por fin lo entendí, ya había frustrado mis propios avances al compararlos con una versión todavía imposible.When I finally understood it, I had already frustrated my own progress by comparing it with a version that was still impossible.
habías frustrado
Ya habías frustrado al grupo antes de notar que la espera ya no estaba cuidando nada, solo evitando riesgo.You had already frustrated the group before noticing that the waiting was no longer caring for anything, only avoiding risk.
élhabía frustrado
Ese retraso ya había frustrado a todos cuando todavía se seguía llamando prudencia a lo que ya era bloqueo.That delay had already frustrated everyone when what was already blockage was still being called prudence.
nosotroshabíamos frustrado
Ya habíamos frustrado el proceso antes de ver que estábamos pidiendo cierre donde aún faltaba escucha.We had already frustrated the process before seeing that we were asking for closure where listening was still lacking.
vosotroshabíais frustrado
Ya habíais frustrado intuiciones valiosas cuando por fin admitisteis que no podían crecer bajo tanta prisa.You all had already frustrated valuable intuitions when you finally admitted that they could not grow under so much haste.
elloshabían frustrado
Algunas estructuras ya habían frustrado demasiadas iniciativas cuando todavía seguían llamando rigor a su rigidez.Some structures had already frustrated too many initiatives when they still kept calling their rigidity rigor.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube frustrado
Apenas hube frustrado mis propios avances, vi que no era falta de capacidad sino una medida injusta del tiempo.As soon as I had frustrated my own progress, I saw that it was not lack of capacity but an unfair measure of time.
hubiste frustrado
Cuando hubiste frustrado al grupo con esa espera, entendiste tarde que ya no era prudencia sino desgaste.When you had frustrated the group with that wait, you understood too late that it was no longer prudence but wear.
élhubo frustrado
Cuando ese retraso hubo frustrado a todos, quedó claro que la demora ya no estaba cuidando nada esencial.When that delay had frustrated everyone, it became clear that the delay was no longer caring for anything essential.
nosotroshubimos frustrado
Cuando hubimos frustrado el proceso, vimos que el cierre pedido llegaba desde el miedo y no desde la forma.When we had frustrated the process, we saw that the requested closure was coming from fear and not from form.
vosotroshubisteis frustrado
hubisteis frustrado intuiciones valiosas antes de admitir que aún necesitaban aire y no conclusión.You all had frustrated valuable intuitions before admitting that they still needed air and not conclusion.
elloshubieron frustrado
Algunas estructuras hubieron frustrado ya demasiada iniciativa cuando por fin empezó a faltarle vida al sistema entero.Some structures had already frustrated too much initiative when life at last began to be lacking in the whole system.

Futuro

Future

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yofrustraré
Mañana no frustraré mis propios avances midiéndolos con una perfección que aún no les corresponde.Tomorrow I will not frustrate my own progress by measuring it with a perfection that still does not belong to it.
frustrarás
frustrarás al grupo otra vez si retrasas de nuevo una decisión que ya está pidiendo paso.You will frustrate the group again if you again delay a decision that is already asking for passage.
élfrustrará
Ese retraso frustrará incluso a quienes todavía querían sostener una lectura paciente y generosa.That delay will frustrate even those who still wanted to sustain a patient and generous reading.
nosotrosfrustraremos
frustraremos el proceso si volvemos a pedirle una forma cerrada justo cuando todavía debe explorar.We will frustrate the process if we again ask from it a closed form precisely when it still must explore.
vosotrosfrustraréis
frustraréis intuiciones valiosas si seguís apresurándolas hacia conclusiones que aún no pueden habitar.You all will frustrate valuable intuitions if you keep hurrying them toward conclusions they still cannot inhabit.
ellosfrustrarán
Algunas estructuras frustrarán otra vez la iniciativa mientras sigan castigando tan rápido la primera falla.Some structures will frustrate initiative again as long as they keep punishing the first mistake so quickly.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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yohabré frustrado
Para entonces, yo habré frustrado menos mis propios avances y quizá por fin puedan crecer con un ritmo más justo.By then, I will have frustrated my own progress less and perhaps at last it can grow with a more just rhythm.
habrás frustrado
Para esa noche, habrás frustrado al grupo si no has soltado antes una espera que ya solo estaba bloqueando.By that night, you will have frustrated the group if you have not let go beforehand of a waiting that was already only blocking.
élhabrá frustrado
Para entonces, ese retraso habrá frustrado a todos y ya costará distinguir cuidado de simple parálisis.By then, that delay will have frustrated everyone and it will already be hard to distinguish care from simple paralysis.
nosotroshabremos frustrado
Para esa fecha, habremos frustrado el proceso demasiadas veces si seguimos pidiéndole forma donde aún había búsqueda.By that date, we will have frustrated the process too many times if we keep asking from it form where there was still search.
vosotroshabréis frustrado
Para entonces, habréis frustrado intuiciones suficientes como para tener que revisar por fin vuestra prisa de cierre.By then, you all will have frustrated enough intuitions to finally have to review your haste for closure.
elloshabrán frustrado
Algunas estructuras habrán frustrado tanta iniciativa que después ya no sabrán cómo pedir creatividad sincera.Some structures will have frustrated so much initiative that afterward they will no longer know how to ask for sincere creativity.

Condicional

Conditional

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yofrustraría
frustraría menos mis propios avances si dejara de medir cada paso con una escala que aún no le corresponde.I would frustrate my own progress less if I stopped measuring each step with a scale that still does not belong to it.
frustrarías
frustrarías menos al grupo si distinguieras mejor entre prudencia real y miedo a asumir una decisión.You would frustrate the group less if you better distinguished between real prudence and fear of assuming a decision.
élfrustraría
Ese retraso frustraría menos si de verdad estuviera protegiendo algo y no solo evitando exposición.That delay would frustrate less if it were truly protecting something and not only avoiding exposure.
nosotrosfrustraríamos
frustraríamos menos el proceso si soportáramos mejor una fase todavía abierta e imperfecta.We would frustrate the process less if we better endured a stage that is still open and imperfect.
vosotrosfrustraríais
frustraríais menos intuiciones valiosas si no quisierais volverlas tan pronto una conclusión respetable.You all would frustrate valuable intuitions less if you did not want to turn them so soon into a respectable conclusion.
ellosfrustrarían
Algunas estructuras frustrarían menos la iniciativa si no castigaran tan rápido el error inicial.Some structures would frustrate initiative less if they did not punish the initial error so quickly.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría frustrado
Yo habría frustrado menos mis propios avances si hubiera dejado antes de compararlos con una meta todavía imposible.I would have frustrated my own progress less if I had earlier stopped comparing it with a goal that was still impossible.
habrías frustrado
habrías frustrado menos al grupo si hubieras soltado antes una espera que ya no cuidaba nada real.You would have frustrated the group less if you had let go earlier of a waiting that no longer cared for anything real.
élhabría frustrado
Ese retraso habría frustrado menos si hubiera protegido algo esencial y no solo evitado el riesgo visible.That delay would frustrate less if it had protected something essential and not only avoided visible risk.
nosotroshabríamos frustrado
habríamos frustrado menos el proceso si hubiéramos aceptado antes que todavía no era tiempo de cierre.We would have frustrated the process less if we had accepted earlier that it was still not time for closure.
vosotroshabríais frustrado
habríais frustrado menos intuiciones buenas si hubierais dejado antes más aire entre la idea y la conclusión.You all would have frustrated good intuitions less if you had earlier left more air between the idea and the conclusion.
elloshabrían frustrado
Algunas estructuras habrían frustrado menos la iniciativa si no hubieran confundido error con amenaza total.Some structures would have frustrated initiative less if they had not confused error with total threat.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yofrustre
Es importante que yo no frustre mis propios avances midiendo su valor con una perfección ajena a su momento.It is important that I do not frustrate my own progress by measuring its value with a perfection foreign to its moment.
frustres
Conviene que no frustres al grupo con una espera que ya no está cuidando nada esencial.It is advisable that you do not frustrate the group with a wait that is no longer caring for anything essential.
élfrustre
Es posible que ese retraso frustre a muchos, aunque todavía se siga llamando prudencia necesaria.It is possible that that delay frustrates many, although it still keeps being called necessary prudence.
nosotrosfrustremos
Es lógico que no frustremos el proceso si queremos dejarle abierta la fase que aún necesita explorar.It is logical that we do not frustrate the process if we want to leave open to it the phase that it still needs to explore.
vosotrosfrustréis
Nadie quiere que frustréis intuiciones valiosas queriendo cerrarlas demasiado pronto.Nobody wants you all to frustrate valuable intuitions by wanting to close them too soon.
ellosfrustren
Me preocupa que algunas estructuras frustren la iniciativa hasta volverla ya casi imposible de recuperar.It worries me that some structures frustrate initiative until making it almost impossible to recover.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya frustrado
Espero que yo no haya frustrado ya mis propios avances por seguir midiéndolos con un ideal todavía ajeno.I hope I have not already frustrated my own progress by continuing to measure it with an ideal that is still foreign.
hayas frustrado
Ojalá no hayas frustrado al grupo con una espera que ya solo servía para evitar riesgo.Hopefully you have not frustrated the group with a wait that already served only to avoid risk.
élhaya frustrado
Dudo que ese retraso haya frustrado todavía del todo la energía común, aunque la haya golpeado bastante.I doubt that that delay has yet completely frustrated the common energy, although it has struck it quite a lot.
nosotroshayamos frustrado
Espero que no hayamos frustrado el proceso al pedirle un cierre que todavía no podía sostener.I hope that we have not frustrated the process by asking from it a closure that it still could not sustain.
vosotroshayáis frustrado
Ojalá no hayáis frustrado intuiciones valiosas por querer volverlas demasiado pronto una teoría cerrada.Hopefully you all have not frustrated valuable intuitions by wanting to turn them too soon into a closed theory.
elloshayan frustrado
Es probable que algunas estructuras hayan frustrado ya demasiada iniciativa, aunque sigan pidiendo creatividad con la misma voz.It is probable that some structures have already frustrated too much initiative, although they keep asking for creativity with the same voice.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yofrustrara
Si yo frustrara menos mis propios avances, podría dejarlos crecer sin exigirles una forma imposible desde el inicio.If I frustrated my own progress less, I could let it grow without demanding from it an impossible form from the beginning.
frustraras
Si frustraras menos al grupo, la energía común encontraría antes una dirección más viva.If you frustrated the group less, the common energy would sooner find a more living direction.
élfrustrara
Si ese retraso frustrara menos, sería porque de verdad estaría cuidando algo real y no solo posponiendo.If that delay frustrated less, it would be because it truly would be caring for something real and not only postponing.
nosotrosfrustráramos
Si frustráramos menos el proceso, podría abrir mejor una forma que todavía no conoce del todo.If we frustrated the process less, it could better open a form that it still does not fully know.
vosotrosfrustrarais
Si frustrarais menos buenas intuiciones, el trabajo respiraría con más riesgo y más vida.If you all frustrated fewer good intuitions, the work would breathe with more risk and more life.
ellosfrustraran
Si algunas estructuras frustraran menos la iniciativa, aparecería antes una creatividad menos defensiva.If some structures frustrated initiative less, a less defensive creativity would appear sooner.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera frustrado
Si yo hubiera frustrado menos mis propios avances, no estaría ahora corrigiendo una medida que nunca fue justa.If I had frustrated my own progress less, I would not now be correcting a measure that was never fair.
hubieras frustrado
hubieras frustrado menos al grupo si hubieras soltado antes una espera que ya no protegía nada real.You would have frustrated the group less if you had let go earlier of a wait that no longer protected anything real.
élhubiera frustrado
Ese retraso hubiera frustrado menos si hubiera dejado antes claro qué estaba cuidando exactamente.That delay would frustrate less if it had earlier made clear what exactly it was caring for.
nosotroshubiéramos frustrado
hubiéramos frustrado menos el proceso si hubiéramos aceptado antes que todavía no era tiempo de concluir.We would have frustrated the process less if we had accepted earlier that it was still not time to conclude.
vosotroshubierais frustrado
hubierais frustrado menos intuiciones buenas si hubierais dejado antes más distancia entre idea y cierre.You all would have frustrated fewer good intuitions if you had left earlier more distance between idea and closure.
elloshubieran frustrado
Algunas estructuras hubieran frustrado menos la iniciativa si no hubieran castigado tan rápido el primer error visible.Some structures would have frustrated initiative less if they had not punished so quickly the first visible error.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yofrustrare
Si yo frustrare mañana otra vez mis propios avances, tendré que revisar por fin la medida con que los juzgo.If I frustrate my own progress again tomorrow, I will at last have to review the measure with which I judge it.
frustrares
Cuando frustrares al grupo con una espera más, mira también cuánto de la energía común se está perdiendo.When you frustrate the group with one more wait, also look at how much of the common energy is being lost.
élfrustrare
Ese retraso que frustrare otra vez al equipo este año dejará más claro que ya no protege nada real.That delay that frustrates the team again this year will make it clearer that it no longer protects anything real.
nosotrosfrustráremos
Si nosotros frustráremos el proceso mañana pidiéndole cierre, luego no le reprochemos su falta de vida.If we frustrate the process tomorrow by asking it for closure, then let us not reproach it for its lack of life.
vosotrosfrustrareis
Si vosotros frustrareis otra vez intuiciones valiosas por prisa de concluir, revisad después qué parte del fondo matasteis.If you all frustrate valuable intuitions again because of haste to conclude, review afterward what part of the core you killed.
ellosfrustraren
Algunas estructuras que frustraren la iniciativa este año harán todavía más difícil pedir luego creatividad sincera.Some structures that frustrate initiative this year will make it even harder later to ask for sincere creativity.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere frustrado
Cuando yo hubiere frustrado ya mis propios avances y el bloqueo siga igual, entenderé que el problema estaba en la medida y no en el valor real.When I have already frustrated my own progress and the blockage remains the same, I will understand that the problem was in the measure and not in the real value.
hubieres frustrado
Cuando hubieres frustrado al grupo y la energía siga cayendo, verás que la espera nunca estuvo cuidando nada esencial.When you have frustrated the group and the energy keeps falling, you will see that the wait was never caring for anything essential.
élhubiere frustrado
Cuando ese retraso hubiere frustrado ya a todos y nada mejore, quedará claro que la demora era solo miedo con otro nombre.When that delay has already frustrated everyone and nothing improves, it will become clear that the delay was only fear under another name.
nosotroshubiéremos frustrado
Cuando hubiéremos frustrado el proceso y este siga sin forma, entenderemos que pedíamos cierre donde hacía falta todavía búsqueda.When we have frustrated the process and it remains without form, we will understand that we were asking for closure where search was still needed.
vosotroshubiereis frustrado
Cuando hubiereis frustrado intuiciones valiosas y el trabajo siga estéril, veréis que la prisa por concluir estaba secándolo todo.When you all have frustrated valuable intuitions and the work remains sterile, you will see that the haste to conclude was drying everything out.
elloshubieren frustrado
Cuando algunas estructuras hubieren frustrado ya demasiada iniciativa y la creatividad siga sin aparecer, quedará claro que el problema era sistémico.When some structures have already frustrated too much initiative and creativity still does not appear, it will become clear that the problem was systemic.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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yo-
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frustra
frustra tus propios avances midiéndolos con una perfección que aún no les corresponde.Frustrate your own progress by measuring it with a perfection that still does not belong to it.
élfrustre
frustre el bloqueo si quiere mover algo, pero que no frustre por eso al grupo entero con otra espera vacía.Let him frustrate the blockage if he wants to move something, but let him not because of that frustrate the whole group with another empty wait.
nosotrosfrustremos
No frustremos el proceso pidiéndole una forma final cuando todavía necesita búsqueda y aire.Let us not frustrate the process by asking from it a final form when it still needs search and air.
vosotrosfrustrad
No frustrad intuiciones buenas queriendo cerrarlas demasiado pronto en una teoría limpia.Do not frustrate good intuitions by wanting to close them too soon in a clean theory.
ellosfrustren
frustren menos la iniciativa y quizá vuelva a aparecer una energía más viva y menos defensiva.Let them frustrate initiative less and perhaps a more living and less defensive energy will appear again.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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yo-
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no frustres
no frustres al grupo con una espera que ya no protege nada más que tu propio miedo.Do not frustrate the group with a wait that no longer protects anything except your own fear.
élno frustre
no frustre el proceso exigiéndole cierre justo donde aún necesita seguir explorando.Do not let him frustrate the process by demanding closure precisely where it still needs to keep exploring.
nosotrosno frustremos
no frustremos nuestros avances comparándolos otra vez con un ideal que aún no es suyo.Let us not frustrate our progress by comparing it again with an ideal that is not yet its own.
vosotrosno frustréis
no frustréis intuiciones valiosas por prisa de volverlas respetables demasiado pronto.Do not frustrate valuable intuitions because of haste to make them respectable too soon.
ellosno frustren
no frustren la iniciativa castigando tan rápido el primer error como si ya definiera todo.Do not let them frustrate initiative by punishing the first mistake so quickly as if it already defined everything.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ mis propios avances cuando exijo de cada paso una perfección que todavía no puede dar.

I frustrate my own progress when I demand from each step a perfection that it still cannot give.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 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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What does 'frustrar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'frustrar' means to frustrate / thwart. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is frustrar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Frustrar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate frustrar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of frustrar: yo frustro, tú frustras, él/ella/usted frustra, nosotros frustramos, vosotros frustráis, ellos/ellas/ustedes frustran.
How do you conjugate frustrar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of frustrar: yo frustré, tú frustraste, él/ella/usted frustró, nosotros frustramos, vosotros frustrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes frustraron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of frustrar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of frustrar: yo frustraba, tú frustrabas, él/ella/usted frustraba, nosotros frustrábamos, vosotros frustrabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes frustraban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of frustrar?
The past participle of frustrar is 'frustrado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he frustrado' (I have frustrate / thwarted), 'has frustrado', 'ha frustrado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of frustrar?
The gerundio of frustrar is 'frustrando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy frustrando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.