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faltar to be lacking, to lack, to not have (of a quality or circumstance); to be lacking, to lack, to not have (of a person)

faltar is the #222 most common word in Spanish, a verb. It means “to be lacking, to lack, to not have (of a quality or circumstance); to be lacking, to lack, to not have (of a person)” and is pronounced /falˈtaɾ/.

#222frequency rank
0.04%of everyday Spanish text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of faltar

FormWhat it isMeaning
faltoI · presentI am
faltéI · pastI was
faltadopast participlebeen
faltarinfinitiveto be
faltando-ing formbeing
faltadosingular · past participlebeen
faltadasingular · past participlebeen
faltadosplural · past participlebeen
faltadasplural · past participlebeen
faltasyou · presentyou are
faltásyou · presentyou are
faltahe/she · presenthe/she is
faltamoswe · presentwe are
faltáisyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) are
faltanthey · presentthey are
faltabaI · imperfectI used to be
faltabasyou · imperfectyou used to be
faltabahe/she · imperfecthe/she used to be
faltábamoswe · imperfectwe used to be
faltabaisyou (pl.) · imperfectyou (pl.) used to be
faltabanthey · imperfectthey used to be
faltasteyou · pastyou were
faltóhe/she · pasthe/she was
faltamoswe · pastwe were
faltasteisyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) were
faltaronthey · pastthey were
faltaréI · futureI will be
faltarásyou · futureyou will be
faltaráhe/she · futurehe/she will be
faltaremoswe · futurewe will be
faltaréisyou (pl.) · futureyou (pl.) will be
faltaránthey · futurethey will be
faltaríaI · conditionalI would be
faltaríasyou · conditionalyou would be
faltaríahe/she · conditionalhe/she would be
faltaríamoswe · conditionalwe would be
faltaríaisyou (pl.) · conditionalyou (pl.) would be
faltaríanthey · conditionalthey would be
falteI · subjunctive present(that) I be
faltesyou · subjunctive present(that) you be
faltésyou · subjunctive present(that) you be
faltehe/she · subjunctive present(that) he/she be
faltemoswe · subjunctive present(that) we be
faltéisyou (pl.) · subjunctive present(that) you (pl.) be
faltenthey · subjunctive present(that) they be
faltaraI · subjunctive imperfect(if) I were
faltarasyou · subjunctive imperfect(if) you were
faltarahe/she · subjunctive imperfect(if) he/she were

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