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.
fallar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to fail / to miss · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | fallo |
| tú | fallas |
| él/ella/Ud. | falla |
| nosotros | fallamos |
| vosotros | falláis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fallan |
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 |
| tú | fallaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | falló |
| nosotros | fallamos |
| vosotros | fallasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fallaron |
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 |
| tú | fallabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | fallaba |
| nosotros | fallábamos |
| vosotros | fallabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fallaban |
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 |
| tú | fallarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | fallará |
| nosotros | fallaremos |
| vosotros | fallaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fallarán |
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 |
| tú | fallarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | fallaría |
| nosotros | fallaríamos |
| vosotros | fallaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fallarían |
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 |
| tú | falles |
| él/ella/Ud. | falle |
| nosotros | fallemos |
| vosotros | falléis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fallen |
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 | - |
| tú | falla |
| él/ella/Ud. | falle |
| nosotros | fallemos |
| vosotros | fallad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | fallen |
¡Falla!
Fail / to miss!
Test yourself
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Example sentences
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Necesito fallar esto.
I need to fail / to miss this.
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¿Puedes fallar?
Can you fail?
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Él quiere fallar más.
He wants to fail / to miss more.
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Vamos a fallar juntos.
Let's fail together.
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Ellos van a fallar mañana.
They are going to fail / to miss tomorrow.
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Ayer logré fallar bien.
Yesterday I managed to fail / to miss well.
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Es importante fallar correctamente.
It is important to fail / to miss correctly.
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Me gusta fallar.
I like fail / missing.
Common phrases with fallar
- fallar bien to fail well
- fallar mucho to fail a lot
- dejar de fallar to stop failing
- volver a fallar to fail again