Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Introduction to the verb frustrer
The English translation of the French verb frustrer is “to frustrate.” It is pronounced as “froo-streh” in its infinitive form.
The word “frustrer” comes from the Latin word “frustrari” which means “to deceive, disappoint, or thwart.” It entered the French language in the 16th century, and its meaning has remained consistent throughout the years.
In everyday French, the verb frustrer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a past hypothetical situation or an unfulfilled desire. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of “frustrer.”
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Si j’avais suivi mon intuition, je n’aurais pas été frustré par les résultats. (If I had followed my intuition, I would not have been frustrated by the results.)
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Nous serions moins frustrés si nous avions eu plus de temps pour préparer la présentation. (We would be less frustrated if we had had more time to prepare the presentation.)
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Tu aurais été tellement frustré si tu avais été là pour voir ça. (You would have been so frustrated if you had been there to see it.)
Overall, the verb frustrer is commonly used in everyday French to express disappointment, dissatisfaction, or unfulfilled desires in the past.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of frustrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais frustré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais frustré. | I would have frustrated you. |
tu | aurais frustré | Tu aurais frustré ton ami. | You would have frustrated your friend. |
il | aurait frustré | Il aurait frustré son patron. | He would have frustrated his boss. |
elle | aurait frustré | Elle aurait frustré ses enfants. | She would have frustrated her children. |
on | aurait frustré | On aurait frustré tout le monde. | One would have frustrated everyone. |
nous | aurions frustré | Nous aurions frustré le projet. | We would have frustrated the project. |
vous | auriez frustré | Vous auriez frustré vos collègues. | You would have frustrated your colleagues. |
ils | auraient frustré | Ils auraient frustré leurs supporters. | They would have frustrated their supporters. |
elles | auraient frustré | Elles auraient frustré leur équipe. | They (female) would have frustrated their team. |
Other Conjugations for Frustrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frustrer
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Frustrer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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