faltar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
faltar — to be missing
The imperative of faltar uses standard -ar commands: falta (tú), faltad (vosotros), falte (usted).
faltar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Though rare, use the imperative to tell someone to be absent or to emphasize that something must not be missing.
Notes on faltar in the Affirmative Imperative
Faltar is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form replaces the 'r' with a 'd'.
Example Sentences
Falta a clase hoy si te sientes mal.
Miss class today if you feel bad.
tú
Falte usted mañana si necesita descansar.
Be absent tomorrow if you need to rest.
usted
Faltad a la cita si no podéis llegar.
Miss the appointment if you guys can't make it.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'falta' for the 'usted' command.
Correct: Falte usted.
Why: Formal commands must use the subjunctive-based 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.
Future
yo: faltaré
To form the future of faltar, add endings to the infinitive: faltaré, faltarás, faltará, faltaremos, faltaréis, faltarán.
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.
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.