Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Faltar in Spanish
faltar to lack, to be missing, to be lacking, to fall short (of) Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Faltar (to lack, to be missing, to be lacking, to fall short (of)) is a widely used regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: le falta / le faltan, les falta / les faltan. Like gustar, the subject typically follows the verb and an indirect object pronoun precedes it.
- Past participle
- faltado lacked
- Gerund
- faltando lacking
- Similar
- carecer
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Faltar
- Faltar in the Indicative Present
- Faltar in the Indicative Preterite
- Faltar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Faltar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Faltar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Faltar in the Indicative Future
- Faltar in the Indicative Conditional
- Faltar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Faltar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Faltar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Faltar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Faltar
- Imperative tenses of Faltar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Faltar
Faltar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of faltar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me falta / me faltan”, meaning “I lack”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me falta / me faltan | I lack |
| A ti | te falta / te faltan | you lack |
| A ella/él/usted | le falta / le faltan | s/he lacks |
| A nosotros/as | nos falta / nos faltan | we lack |
| A vosotros/as | os falta / os faltan | you (plural) lack |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les falta / les faltan | they lack |
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Faltar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of faltar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me faltó / me faltaron”, meaning “I lacked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me faltó / me faltaron | I lacked |
| A ti | te faltó / te faltaron | you lacked |
| A ella/él/usted | le faltó / le faltaron | s/he lacked |
| A nosotros/as | nos faltó / nos faltaron | we lacked |
| A vosotros/as | os faltó / os faltaron | you (plural) lacked |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les faltó / les faltaron | they lacked |
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Faltar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of faltar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me faltaba / me faltaban”, meaning “I used to lack”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me faltaba / me faltaban | I used to lack |
| A ti | te faltaba / te faltaban | you used to lack |
| A ella/él/usted | le faltaba / le faltaban | s/he used to lack |
| A nosotros/as | nos faltaba / nos faltaban | we used to lack |
| A vosotros/as | os faltaba / os faltaban | you (plural) used to lack |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les faltaba / les faltaban | they used to lack |
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Faltar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of faltar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me está faltando / me están faltando”, meaning “I am lacking”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me está faltando / me están faltando | I am lacking |
| A ti | te está faltando / te están faltando | you are lacking |
| A ella/él/usted | le está faltando / le están faltando | s/he is lacking |
| A nosotros/as | nos está faltando / nos están faltando | we are lacking |
| A vosotros/as | os está faltando / os están faltando | you (plural) are lacking |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les está faltando / les están faltando | they are lacking |
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Faltar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of faltar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me va a faltar / me van a faltar”, meaning “I am going to lack”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me va a faltar / me van a faltar | I am going to lack |
| A ti | te va a faltar / te van a faltar | you are going to lack |
| A ella/él/usted | le va a faltar / le van a faltar | s/he is going to lack |
| A nosotros/as | nos va a faltar / nos van a faltar | we are going to lack |
| A vosotros/as | os va a faltar / os van a faltar | you (plural) are going to lack |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les va a faltar / les van a faltar | they are going to lack |
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Faltar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of faltar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me faltará / me faltarán”, meaning “I will lack”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me faltará / me faltarán | I will lack |
| A ti | te faltará / te faltarán | you will lack |
| A ella/él/usted | le faltará / le faltarán | s/he will lack |
| A nosotros/as | nos faltará / nos faltarán | we will lack |
| A vosotros/as | os faltará / os faltarán | you (plural) will lack |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les faltará / les faltarán | they will lack |
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Faltar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of faltar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me faltaría / me faltarían”, meaning “I would lack”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me faltaría / me faltarían | I would lack |
| A ti | te faltaría / te faltarían | you would lack |
| A ella/él/usted | le faltaría / le faltarían | s/he would lack |
| A nosotros/as | nos faltaría / nos faltarían | we would lack |
| A vosotros/as | os faltaría / os faltarían | you (plural) would lack |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les faltaría / les faltarían | they would lack |
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Faltar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of faltar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me ha faltado / me han faltado”, meaning “I have lacked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me ha faltado / me han faltado | I have lacked |
| A ti | te ha faltado / te han faltado | you have lacked |
| A ella/él/usted | le ha faltado / le han faltado | s/he has lacked |
| A nosotros/as | nos ha faltado / nos han faltado | we have lacked |
| A vosotros/as | os ha faltado / os han faltado | you (plural) have lacked |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les ha faltado / les han faltado | they have lacked |
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Faltar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of faltar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había faltado / me habían faltado”, meaning “I had lacked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me había faltado / me habían faltado | I had lacked |
| A ti | te había faltado / te habían faltado | you had lacked |
| A ella/él/usted | le había faltado / le habían faltado | s/he had lacked |
| A nosotros/as | nos había faltado / nos habían faltado | we had lacked |
| A vosotros/as | os había faltado / os habían faltado | you (plural) had lacked |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les había faltado / les habían faltado | they had lacked |
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Faltar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of faltar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habrá faltado / me habrán faltado”, meaning “I will have lacked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habrá faltado / me habrán faltado | I will have lacked |
| A ti | te habrá faltado / te habrán faltado | you will have lacked |
| A ella/él/usted | le habrá faltado / le habrán faltado | s/he will have lacked |
| A nosotros/as | nos habrá faltado / nos habrán faltado | we will have lacked |
| A vosotros/as | os habrá faltado / os habrán faltado | you (plural) will have lacked |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habrá faltado / les habrán faltado | they will have lacked |
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Faltar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of faltar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría faltado / me habrían faltado”, meaning “I would have lacked”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habría faltado / me habrían faltado | I would have lacked |
| A ti | te habría faltado / te habrían faltado | you would have lacked |
| A ella/él/usted | le habría faltado / le habrían faltado | s/he would have lacked |
| A nosotros/as | nos habría faltado / nos habrían faltado | we would have lacked |
| A vosotros/as | os habría faltado / os habrían faltado | you (plural) would have lacked |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habría faltado / les habrían faltado | they would have lacked |
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Subjunctive tenses of Faltar
Faltar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me falte / me falten”, meaning “I lack”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me falte / me falten | I lack |
| A ti | te falte / te falten | you lack |
| A ella/él/usted | le falte / le falten | s/he lacks |
| A nosotros/as | nos falte / nos falten | we lack |
| A vosotros/as | os falte / os falten | you (plural) lack |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les falte / les falten | they lack |
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Faltar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me faltara / me faltaran”, meaning “I lacked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me faltara / me faltaran | I lacked |
| A ti | te faltara / te faltaran | you lacked |
| A ella/él/usted | le faltara / le faltaran | s/he lacked |
| A nosotros/as | nos faltara / nos faltaran | we lacked |
| A vosotros/as | os faltara / os faltaran | you (plural) lacked |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les faltara / les faltaran | they lacked |
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Faltar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me faltare / me faltaren”, meaning “I will lack”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me faltare / me faltaren | I will lack |
| A ti | te faltare / te faltaren | you will lack |
| A ella/él/usted | le faltare / le faltaren | s/he will lack |
| A nosotros/as | nos faltare / nos faltaren | we will lack |
| A vosotros/as | os faltare / os faltaren | you (plural) will lack |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les faltare / les faltaren | they will lack |
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Faltar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya faltado / me hayan faltado”, meaning “I have lacked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me haya faltado / me hayan faltado | I have lacked |
| A ti | te haya faltado / te hayan faltado | you have lacked |
| A ella/él/usted | le haya faltado / le hayan faltado | s/he has lacked |
| A nosotros/as | nos haya faltado / nos hayan faltado | we have lacked |
| A vosotros/as | os haya faltado / os hayan faltado | you (plural) have lacked |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les haya faltado / les hayan faltado | they have lacked |
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Faltar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera faltado / me hubieran faltado”, meaning “I had lacked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiera faltado / me hubieran faltado | I had lacked |
| A ti | te hubiera faltado / te hubieran faltado | you had lacked |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiera faltado / le hubieran faltado | s/he had lacked |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiera faltado / nos hubieran faltado | we had lacked |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiera faltado / os hubieran faltado | you (plural) had lacked |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiera faltado / les hubieran faltado | they had lacked |
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Faltar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere faltado / me hubieren faltado”, meaning “I will have lacked”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiere faltado / me hubieren faltado | I will have lacked |
| A ti | te hubiere faltado / te hubieren faltado | you will have lacked |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiere faltado / le hubieren faltado | s/he will have lacked |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiere faltado / nos hubieren faltado | we will have lacked |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiere faltado / os hubieren faltado | you (plural) will have lacked |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiere faltado / les hubieren faltado | they will have lacked |
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Imperative tenses of Faltar
Faltar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “falte”, meaning “(to you formal) lack!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | falta | (to you) lack! |
| A ella/él/usted | falte | (to you formal) lack! |
| A nosotros/as | faltemos | let's lack! |
| A vosotros/as | faltad | (to you plural) lack! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | falten | (to you plural formal) lack! |
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Faltar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no falte”, meaning “(to you formal) don't lack!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | no faltes | (to you) don't lack! |
| A ella/él/usted | no falte | (to you formal) don't lack! |
| A nosotros/as | no faltemos | let's not lack! |
| A vosotros/as | no faltéis | (to you plural) don't lack! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | no falten | (to you plural formal) don't lack! |
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Frequently asked questions about Faltar
Is faltar a regular or irregular verb?
Faltar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate faltar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), faltar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le falta / le faltan, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les falta / les faltan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate faltar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), faltar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le faltó / le faltaron, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les faltó / les faltaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate faltar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), faltar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le faltaba / le faltaban, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les faltaba / les faltaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate faltar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), faltar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le faltará / le faltarán, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les faltará / les faltarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate faltar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), faltar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le falte / le falten, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les falte / les falten. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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