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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
faltar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
faltando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
faltado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | falto I lack/miss |
tú | faltas you lack/miss |
él/ella/usted | falta he/she/you lack/misss |
nosotros | faltamos we lack/miss |
vosotros | faltáis you all lack/miss |
ellos/ustedes | faltan they/you all lack/miss |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | faltaba I used to lack/miss |
tú | faltabas you used to lack/miss |
él/ella/usted | faltaba he/she/you used to lack/miss |
nosotros | faltábamos we used to lack/miss |
vosotros | faltabais you all used to lack/miss |
ellos/ustedes | faltaban they/you all used to lack/miss |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | falté I lack/missed |
tú | faltaste you lack/missed |
él/ella/usted | faltó he/she/you lack/missed |
nosotros | faltamos we lack/missed |
vosotros | faltasteis you all lack/missed |
ellos/ustedes | faltaron they/you all lack/missed |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | faltaré I will lack/miss |
tú | faltarás you will lack/miss |
él/ella/usted | faltará he/she/you will lack/miss |
nosotros | faltaremos we will lack/miss |
vosotros | faltaréis you all will lack/miss |
ellos/ustedes | faltarán they/you all will lack/miss |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | faltaría I would lack/miss |
tú | faltarías you would lack/miss |
él/ella/usted | faltaría he/she/you would lack/miss |
nosotros | faltaríamos we would lack/miss |
vosotros | faltaríais you all would lack/miss |
ellos/ustedes | faltarían they/you all would lack/miss |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | falte that I lack/miss |
tú | faltes that you lack/miss |
él/ella/usted | falte that he/she/you lack/miss |
nosotros | faltemos that we lack/miss |
vosotros | faltéis that you all lack/miss |
ellos/ustedes | falten that they/you all lack/miss |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | faltara or faltase that I lack/missed |
tú | faltaras or faltases that you lack/missed |
él/ella/usted | faltara or faltase that he/she/you lack/missed |
nosotros | faltáramos or faltásemos that we lack/missed |
vosotros | faltarais or faltaseis that you all lack/missed |
ellos/ustedes | faltaran or faltasen that they/you all lack/missed |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he faltado I have lack/missed |
tú | has faltado you have lack/missed |
él/ella/usted | ha faltado he/she/you have lack/missed |
nosotros | hemos faltado we have lack/missed |
vosotros | habéis faltado you all have lack/missed |
ellos/ustedes | han faltado they/you all have lack/missed |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había faltado I had lack/missed |
tú | habías faltado you had lack/missed |
él/ella/usted | había faltado he/she/you had lack/missed |
nosotros | habíamos faltado we had lack/missed |
vosotros | habíais faltado you all had lack/missed |
ellos/ustedes | habían faltado they/you all had lack/missed |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube faltado I had lack/missed |
tú | hubiste faltado you had lack/missed |
él/ella/usted | hubo faltado he/she/you had lack/missed |
nosotros | hubimos faltado we had lack/missed |
vosotros | hubisteis faltado you all had lack/missed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron faltado they/you all had lack/missed |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré faltado I will have lack/missed |
tú | habrás faltado you will have lack/missed |
él/ella/usted | habrá faltado he/she/you will have lack/missed |
nosotros | habremos faltado we will have lack/missed |
vosotros | habréis faltado you all will have lack/missed |
ellos/ustedes | habrán faltado they/you all will have lack/missed |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría faltado I would have lack/missed |
tú | habrías faltado you would have lack/missed |
él/ella/usted | habría faltado he/she/you would have lack/missed |
nosotros | habríamos faltado we would have lack/missed |
vosotros | habríais faltado you all would have lack/missed |
ellos/ustedes | habrían faltado they/you all would have lack/missed |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya faltado that I have lack/missed |
tú | hayas faltado that you have lack/missed |
él/ella/usted | haya faltado that he/she/you have lack/missed |
nosotros | hayamos faltado that we have lack/missed |
vosotros | hayáis faltado that you all have lack/missed |
ellos/ustedes | hayan faltado that they/you all have lack/missed |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera faltado that I had lack/missed |
tú | hubieras faltado that you had lack/missed |
él/ella/usted | hubiera faltado that he/she/you had lack/missed |
nosotros | hubiéramos faltado that we had lack/missed |
vosotros | hubierais faltado that you all had lack/missed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran faltado that they/you all had lack/missed |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | falta | lack/miss! (you) |
usted | falte | lack/miss! (you formal) |
nosotros | faltemos | let's lack/miss! |
vosotros | faltad | lack/miss! (you all) |
ustedes | falten | lack/miss! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no faltes | don't lack/miss! (you) |
usted | no falte | don't lack/miss! (you formal) |
nosotros | no faltemos | let's not lack/miss! |
vosotros | no faltéis | don't lack/miss! (you all) |
ustedes | no falten | don't lack/miss! (you all) |
More About "faltar"
Idiomatic Expressions
¡No faltaba más!
That's the last straw! / Of course!
💡 Can be sarcastic or sincere depending on context
Examples in Context
Faltó a la reunión.
He/She missed the meeting.
Preterite
Me falta dinero.
I lack money / I need money.
Present
Ha faltado al respeto.
He/She has been disrespectful.
Present Perfect
Faltarán dos días.
Two days will be missing.
Future
Usage Notes
- •Faltar is a regular -ar verb
- •Main meanings: to be missing, to lack, to be absent
- •Often used like gustar with indirect object pronouns
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