fallar Future Conjugation
fallar — to fail
The future tense of fallar (fallaré, fallarás, fallará, fallaremos, fallaréis, fallarán) indicates actions that will happen.
fallar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense of 'fallar' to predict or state that a failure will occur at some point in the future. It can also express probability about a present situation.
Notes on fallar in the Future
Fallar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'fallar'.
Example Sentences
Yo fallaré si no estudio más.
I will fail if I don't study more.
yo
¿Tú fallarás en tu compromiso?
Will you fail in your commitment?
tú
El equipo fallará si no colaboran.
The team will fail if they don't collaborate.
él/ella/usted
Ellos fallarán en su intento de escapar.
They will fail in their attempt to escape.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: Use 'Fallaré' for future actions, not 'Fallo'.
Why: The future tense specifically denotes actions that will happen later.
Mistake: Forgetting to add the correct ending to the infinitive.
Correct: Ensure you add the correct future endings: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
Why: The future tense is formed by adding specific endings to the infinitive stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fallo
The present tense of fallar (fallo, fallas, falla, fallamos, falláis, fallan) describes current or habitual failures.
Preterite
yo: fallé
The preterite of fallar is regular: fallé, fallaste, falló, fallamos, fallasteis, fallaron, for completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: fallaba
The imperfect of fallar (fallaba, fallabas, fallaba, fallábamos, fallabais, fallaban) describes ongoing or habitual past failures.
Conditional
yo: fallaría
The conditional of fallar (fallaría, fallarías, fallaría, fallaríamos, fallaríais, fallarían) expresses 'would' fail or polite possibilities.
Present Subjunctive
yo: falle
Use the present subjunctive of fallar (falle, falles, falle, fallemos, falléis, fallen) for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fallara
The imperfect subjunctive (fallara, fallaras, fallara, falláramos, fallarais, fallaran) is for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: falla
Use the imperative of fallar for direct commands: falla (tú), falle (usted), fallad (vosotros), fallen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no falles
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no falles (tú), no falle (usted), no falléis (vosotros), no fallen (ustedes).