Fallar

to fail

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

fallar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

fallando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

fallado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fallo I fail	I fail
tú	fallas you fail	you fail
él/ella/usted	falla he/she/you fails	he/she/you fails
nosotros	fallamos we fail	we fail
vosotros	falláis you all fail	you all fail
ellos/ustedes	fallan they/you all fail	they/you all fail

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fallaba I used to fail	I used to fail
tú	fallabas you used to fail	you used to fail
él/ella/usted	fallaba he/she/you used to fail	he/she/you used to fail
nosotros	fallábamos we used to fail	we used to fail
vosotros	fallabais you all used to fail	you all used to fail
ellos/ustedes	fallaban they/you all used to fail	they/you all used to fail

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fallé I failed	I failed
tú	fallaste you failed	you failed
él/ella/usted	falló he/she/you failed	he/she/you failed
nosotros	fallamos we failed	we failed
vosotros	fallasteis you all failed	you all failed
ellos/ustedes	fallaron they/you all failed	they/you all failed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fallaré I will fail	I will fail
tú	fallarás you will fail	you will fail
él/ella/usted	fallará he/she/you will fail	he/she/you will fail
nosotros	fallaremos we will fail	we will fail
vosotros	fallaréis you all will fail	you all will fail
ellos/ustedes	fallarán they/you all will fail	they/you all will fail

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fallaría I would fail	I would fail
tú	fallarías you would fail	you would fail
él/ella/usted	fallaría he/she/you would fail	he/she/you would fail
nosotros	fallaríamos we would fail	we would fail
vosotros	fallaríais you all would fail	you all would fail
ellos/ustedes	fallarían they/you all would fail	they/you all would fail

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	falle that I fail	that I fail
tú	falles that you fail	that you fail
él/ella/usted	falle that he/she/you fail	that he/she/you fail
nosotros	fallemos that we fail	that we fail
vosotros	falléis that you all fail	that you all fail
ellos/ustedes	fallen that they/you all fail	that they/you all fail

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fallara or fallase that I failed	that I failed
tú	fallaras or fallases that you failed	that you failed
él/ella/usted	fallara or fallase that he/she/you failed	that he/she/you failed
nosotros	falláramos or fallásemos that we failed	that we failed
vosotros	fallarais or fallaseis that you all failed	that you all failed
ellos/ustedes	fallaran or fallasen that they/you all failed	that they/you all failed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he fallado I have failed	I have failed
tú	has fallado you have failed	you have failed
él/ella/usted	ha fallado he/she/you have failed	he/she/you have failed
nosotros	hemos fallado we have failed	we have failed
vosotros	habéis fallado you all have failed	you all have failed
ellos/ustedes	han fallado they/you all have failed	they/you all have failed

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había fallado I had failed	I had failed
tú	habías fallado you had failed	you had failed
él/ella/usted	había fallado he/she/you had failed	he/she/you had failed
nosotros	habíamos fallado we had failed	we had failed
vosotros	habíais fallado you all had failed	you all had failed
ellos/ustedes	habían fallado they/you all had failed	they/you all had failed

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube fallado I had failed	I had failed
tú	hubiste fallado you had failed	you had failed
él/ella/usted	hubo fallado he/she/you had failed	he/she/you had failed
nosotros	hubimos fallado we had failed	we had failed
vosotros	hubisteis fallado you all had failed	you all had failed
ellos/ustedes	hubieron fallado they/you all had failed	they/you all had failed

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré fallado I will have failed	I will have failed
tú	habrás fallado you will have failed	you will have failed
él/ella/usted	habrá fallado he/she/you will have failed	he/she/you will have failed
nosotros	habremos fallado we will have failed	we will have failed
vosotros	habréis fallado you all will have failed	you all will have failed
ellos/ustedes	habrán fallado they/you all will have failed	they/you all will have failed

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría fallado I would have failed	I would have failed
tú	habrías fallado you would have failed	you would have failed
él/ella/usted	habría fallado he/she/you would have failed	he/she/you would have failed
nosotros	habríamos fallado we would have failed	we would have failed
vosotros	habríais fallado you all would have failed	you all would have failed
ellos/ustedes	habrían fallado they/you all would have failed	they/you all would have failed

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya fallado that I have failed	that I have failed
tú	hayas fallado that you have failed	that you have failed
él/ella/usted	haya fallado that he/she/you have failed	that he/she/you have failed
nosotros	hayamos fallado that we have failed	that we have failed
vosotros	hayáis fallado that you all have failed	that you all have failed
ellos/ustedes	hayan fallado that they/you all have failed	that they/you all have failed

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera fallado that I had failed	that I had failed
tú	hubieras fallado that you had failed	that you had failed
él/ella/usted	hubiera fallado that he/she/you had failed	that he/she/you had failed
nosotros	hubiéramos fallado that we had failed	that we had failed
vosotros	hubierais fallado that you all had failed	that you all had failed
ellos/ustedes	hubieran fallado that they/you all had failed	that they/you all had failed

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	falla	fail! (you)
usted	falle	fail! (you formal)
nosotros	fallemos	let's fail!
vosotros	fallad	fail! (you all)
ustedes	fallen	fail! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no falles	don't fail! (you)
usted	no falle	don't fail! (you formal)
nosotros	no fallemos	let's not fail!
vosotros	no falléis	don't fail! (you all)
ustedes	no fallen	don't fail! (you all)

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