faltar Conditional Conjugation
faltar — to be missing
The conditional of faltar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: faltaría, faltarías, faltaría, faltaríamos, faltaríais, faltarían.
faltar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say someone 'would' miss something or to express what would be missing under certain conditions.
Notes on faltar in the Conditional
Faltar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo no faltaría si no estuviera enfermo.
I wouldn't be absent if I weren't sick.
yo
¿Faltarías a la boda de tu mejor amigo?
Would you miss your best friend's wedding?
tú
Nos faltarían datos para el informe.
We would be missing data for the report.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing faltaría (conditional) with faltaba (imperfect).
Correct: Use -ía for 'would' and -aba for 'used to'.
Why: Learners sometimes mix up these two 'past-looking' endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: falto
Faltar is regular in the present tense: falto, faltas, falta, faltamos, faltáis, faltan.
Preterite
yo: falté
The preterite of faltar is regular: falté, faltaste, faltó, faltamos, faltasteis, faltaron.
Imperfect
yo: faltaba
Faltar follows the standard -aba pattern for the imperfect: faltaba, faltabas, faltaba, faltábamos, faltabais, faltaban.
Future
yo: faltaré
To form the future of faltar, add endings to the infinitive: faltaré, faltarás, faltará, faltaremos, faltaréis, faltarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: falte
The present subjunctive of faltar uses -e endings: falte, faltes, falte, faltemos, faltéis, falten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: faltara
The imperfect subjunctive of faltar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: faltara, faltaras, faltara, faltáramos, faltarais, faltaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: falta
The imperative of faltar uses standard -ar commands: falta (tú), faltad (vosotros), falte (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no faltes
The negative imperative of faltar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no faltes, no falte, no faltemos, no faltéis, no falten.