
faltar Future Conjugation
faltar — to be missing
To form the future of faltar, add endings to the infinitive: faltaré, faltarás, faltará, faltaremos, faltaréis, faltarán.
faltar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to state that someone will be absent or to predict that something will be missing later.
Notes on faltar in the Future
Faltar is regular in the future. The stem is the full infinitive 'faltar'.
Example Sentences
No faltaré a tu fiesta.
I will not miss your party.
yo
Solo faltará una semana para las vacaciones.
There will only be one week left until vacation.
él/ella/usted
Ellos no faltarán a la reunión.
They will not miss the meeting.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Failing to accent the final vowel.
Correct: faltaré, faltarás, etc.
Why: Most future tense forms require an accent to maintain proper stress on the ending.
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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.
Conditional
yo: faltaría
The conditional of faltar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: faltaría, faltarías, faltaría, faltaríamos, faltaríais, faltarían.
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.