
faltar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
faltar — to be missing
The imperfect subjunctive of faltar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: faltara, faltaras, faltara, faltáramos, faltarais, faltaran.
faltar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (e.g., 'If I were to miss...') or when a past trigger requires the subjunctive.
Notes on faltar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Faltar is regular. The nosotros form 'faltáramos' always has an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
Example Sentences
Si yo faltara, el equipo perdería.
If I were to be absent, the team would lose.
yo
Me gustaría que no faltaras tanto.
I would like it if you didn't miss so much.
tú
No quería que faltara nada en la boda.
I didn't want anything to be missing at the wedding.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive after a past tense verb.
Correct: Quería que faltara (not falte).
Why: Spanish requires sequence of tenses; past triggers require past subjunctive.
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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.
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.