faltar Negative Imperative Conjugation
faltar — to be missing
The negative imperative of faltar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no faltes, no falte, no faltemos, no faltéis, no falten.
faltar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone 'don't miss' or 'don't be absent' from an event or obligation.
Notes on faltar in the Negative Imperative
Faltar is regular. All negative commands for -ar verbs use -e endings.
Example Sentences
No faltes a la reunión de las diez.
Don't miss the ten o'clock meeting.
tú
No falte usted a su cita médica.
Don't miss your doctor's appointment.
usted
No faltéis al entrenamiento mañana.
Don't miss practice tomorrow.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no falta' for a negative tú command.
Correct: No faltes.
Why: Negative tú commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: falta
The imperative of faltar uses standard -ar commands: falta (tú), faltad (vosotros), falte (usted).