fallarConjugation
fallar means to fail.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Imperative
Imperative
Use the imperative of fallar for direct commands: falla (tú), falle (usted), fallad (vosotros), fallen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no falles (tú), no falle (usted), no falléis (vosotros), no fallen (ustedes).
Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive (fallara, fallaras, fallara, falláramos, fallarais, fallaran) is for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive of fallar (falle, falles, falle, fallemos, falléis, fallen) for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of fallar (fallaría, fallarías, fallaría, fallaríamos, fallaríais, fallarían) expresses 'would' fail or polite possibilities.
Preterite
The preterite of fallar is regular: fallé, fallaste, falló, fallamos, fallasteis, fallaron, for completed past actions.
Imperfect
The imperfect of fallar (fallaba, fallabas, fallaba, fallábamos, fallabais, fallaban) describes ongoing or habitual past failures.
Present
The present tense of fallar (fallo, fallas, falla, fallamos, falláis, fallan) describes current or habitual failures.
Future
The future tense of fallar (fallaré, fallarás, fallará, fallaremos, fallaréis, fallarán) indicates actions that will happen.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does fallar mean in Spanish?
fallar means "to fail".
Is fallar a regular or irregular verb?
fallar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate fallar in the present tense?
The present tense of fallar is: yo fallo, tú fallas, él/ella/usted falla, nosotros fallamos, vosotros falláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fallan.
How do you conjugate fallar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of fallar is: yo fallé, tú fallaste, él/ella/usted falló, nosotros fallamos, vosotros fallasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fallaron.
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