Conjugate fallar in Spanish

to fail / to miss

fallar is a regular -ar verb ranked #475 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Necesito fallar esto." (I need to fail / to miss this.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fallo
fallas
él/ella/Ud. falla
nosotros fallamos
vosotros falláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. fallan
Example

Yo fallo todos los días.

I fail / to miss every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fallé
fallaste
él/ella/Ud. falló
nosotros fallamos
vosotros fallasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. fallaron
Example

Ayer yo fallé.

Yesterday I fail / to miss.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fallaba
fallabas
él/ella/Ud. fallaba
nosotros fallábamos
vosotros fallabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. fallaban
Example

Antes yo fallaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to fail / to miss often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fallaré
fallarás
él/ella/Ud. fallará
nosotros fallaremos
vosotros fallaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. fallarán
Example

Mañana yo fallaré.

Tomorrow I will fail / to miss.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo fallaría
fallarías
él/ella/Ud. fallaría
nosotros fallaríamos
vosotros fallaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. fallarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo fallaría.

If I could, I would fail / to miss.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo falle
falles
él/ella/Ud. falle
nosotros fallemos
vosotros falléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. fallen
Example

Espero que tú falles.

I hope that you fail / to miss.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
falla
él/ella/Ud. falle
nosotros fallemos
vosotros fallad
ellos/ellas/Uds. fallen
Example

¡Falla!

Fail / to miss!

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