Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fallo | |
| tú | fallas | |
| él / ella / usted | falla | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fallamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | falláis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fallan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fallé | |
| tú | fallaste | |
| él / ella / usted | falló | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fallamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fallasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fallaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fallaba | |
| tú | fallabas | |
| él / ella / usted | fallaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fallábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fallabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fallaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fallaré | |
| tú | fallarás | |
| él / ella / usted | fallará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fallaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fallaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fallarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fallaría | |
| tú | fallarías | |
| él / ella / usted | fallaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fallaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fallaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fallarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | falle | |
| tú | falles | |
| él / ella / usted | falle | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fallemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | falléis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fallen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to fail
- to crash or break down (a computer)
- to let down (to disappoint)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations