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fallar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to fail / to miss

The imperfect conjugation of fallar (regular -ar verb, ranked #475). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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

Example sentence

Antes yo fallaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to fail / to miss often.

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