Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Fracasar in Spanish
fracasar to fail Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Fracasar (to fail) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: fracaso, fracasas, fracasa, fracasamos, fracasáis, fracasan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- fracasado failed
- Gerund
- fracasando failing
- Similar
- fallar, faltar, malograrse, reprobar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Fracasar
- Fracasar in the Indicative Present
- Fracasar in the Indicative Preterite
- Fracasar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Fracasar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Fracasar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Fracasar in the Indicative Future
- Fracasar in the Indicative Conditional
- Fracasar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Fracasar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Fracasar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Fracasar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Fracasar
- Imperative tenses of Fracasar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Fracasar
Fracasar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of fracasar 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, “fracaso”, meaning “I fail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fracaso | I fail |
| Tú | fracasas | you fail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fracasa | s/he fails |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fracasamos | we fail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fracasáis | you (plural) fail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fracasan | they fail |
How it’s built: Regular: stem fracas- plus the -ar endings.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of fracasar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “fracasé”, meaning “I failed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fracasé | I failed |
| Tú | fracasaste | you failed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fracasó | s/he failed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fracasamos | we failed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fracasasteis | you (plural) failed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fracasaron | they failed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem fracas- plus the -ar endings.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of fracasar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “fracasaba”, meaning “I used to fail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fracasaba | I used to fail |
| Tú | fracasabas | you used to fail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fracasaba | s/he used to fail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fracasábamos | we used to fail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fracasabais | you (plural) used to fail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fracasaban | they used to fail |
How it’s built: Regular: stem fracas- plus the -ar endings.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of fracasar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy fracasando”, meaning “I am failing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy fracasando | I am failing |
| Tú | estás fracasando | you are failing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está fracasando | s/he is failing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos fracasando | we are failing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis fracasando | you (plural) are failing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están fracasando | they are failing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund fracasando.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of fracasar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a fracasar”, meaning “I am going to fail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a fracasar | I am going to fail |
| Tú | vas a fracasar | you are going to fail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a fracasar | s/he is going to fail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a fracasar | we are going to fail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a fracasar | you (plural) are going to fail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a fracasar | they are going to fail |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive fracasar.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of fracasar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “fracasaré”, meaning “I will fail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fracasaré | I will fail |
| Tú | fracasarás | you will fail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fracasará | s/he will fail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fracasaremos | we will fail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fracasaréis | you (plural) will fail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fracasarán | they will fail |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive fracasar plus the future endings.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of fracasar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “fracasaría”, meaning “I would fail”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fracasaría | I would fail |
| Tú | fracasarías | you would fail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fracasaría | s/he would fail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fracasaríamos | we would fail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fracasaríais | you (plural) would fail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fracasarían | they would fail |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive fracasar plus the conditional endings.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of fracasar 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, “he fracasado”, meaning “I have failed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he fracasado | I have failed |
| Tú | has fracasado | you have failed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha fracasado | s/he has failed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos fracasado | we have failed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis fracasado | you (plural) have failed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han fracasado | they have failed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle fracasado.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of fracasar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había fracasado”, meaning “I had failed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había fracasado | I had failed |
| Tú | habías fracasado | you had failed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había fracasado | s/he had failed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos fracasado | we had failed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais fracasado | you (plural) had failed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían fracasado | they had failed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle fracasado.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of fracasar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré fracasado”, meaning “I will have failed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré fracasado | I will have failed |
| Tú | habrás fracasado | you will have failed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá fracasado | s/he will have failed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos fracasado | we will have failed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis fracasado | you (plural) will have failed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán fracasado | they will have failed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle fracasado.
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Fracasar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of fracasar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría fracasado”, meaning “I would have failed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría fracasado | I would have failed |
| Tú | habrías fracasado | you would have failed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría fracasado | s/he would have failed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos fracasado | we would have failed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais fracasado | you (plural) would have failed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían fracasado | they would have failed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle fracasado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Fracasar
Fracasar 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, “fracase”, meaning “I fail”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fracase | I fail |
| Tú | fracases | you fail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fracase | s/he fails |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fracasemos | we fail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fracaséis | you (plural) fail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fracasen | they fail |
How it’s built: Regular: stem fracas- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Fracasar 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, “fracasara”, meaning “I failed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fracasara | I failed |
| Tú | fracasaras | you failed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fracasara | s/he failed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fracasáramos | we failed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fracasarais | you (plural) failed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fracasaran | they failed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, fracasaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (fracasáramos).
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Fracasar 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, “fracasare”, meaning “I will fail”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | fracasare | I will fail |
| Tú | fracasares | you will fail |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fracasare | s/he will fail |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fracasáremos | we will fail |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fracasareis | you (plural) will fail |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fracasaren | they will fail |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, fracasaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (fracasáremos).
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Fracasar 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, “haya fracasado”, meaning “I have failed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya fracasado | I have failed |
| Tú | hayas fracasado | you have failed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya fracasado | s/he has failed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos fracasado | we have failed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis fracasado | you (plural) have failed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan fracasado | they have failed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle fracasado.
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Fracasar 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, “hubiera fracasado”, meaning “I had failed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera fracasado | I had failed |
| Tú | hubieras fracasado | you had failed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera fracasado | s/he had failed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos fracasado | we had failed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais fracasado | you (plural) had failed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran fracasado | they had failed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle fracasado.
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Fracasar 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, “hubiere fracasado”, meaning “I will have failed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere fracasado | I will have failed |
| Tú | hubieres fracasado | you will have failed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere fracasado | s/he will have failed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos fracasado | we will have failed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis fracasado | you (plural) will have failed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren fracasado | they will have failed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle fracasado.
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Imperative tenses of Fracasar
Fracasar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “fracase”, meaning “(to you formal) fail!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | fracasa | (to you) fail! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | fracase | (to you formal) fail! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | fracasemos | let's fail! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | fracasad | (to you plural) fail! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | fracasen | (to you plural formal) fail! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (fracasa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (fracase, fracasemos, fracasen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (fracasad).
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Fracasar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no fracase”, meaning “(to you formal) don't fail!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no fracases | (to you) don't fail! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no fracase | (to you formal) don't fail! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no fracasemos | let's not fail! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no fracaséis | (to you plural) don't fail! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no fracasen | (to you plural formal) don't fail! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no fracases, no fracase, no fracasemos, no fracaséis, no fracasen.
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Frequently asked questions about Fracasar
Is fracasar a regular or irregular verb?
Fracasar 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 fracasar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), fracasar is conjugated as: yo fracaso, tú fracasas, él/ella/usted fracasa, nosotros fracasamos, vosotros fracasáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fracasan. 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 fracasar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), fracasar is conjugated as: yo fracasé, tú fracasaste, él/ella/usted fracasó, nosotros fracasamos, vosotros fracasasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fracasaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate fracasar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), fracasar is conjugated as: yo fracasaba, tú fracasabas, él/ella/usted fracasaba, nosotros fracasábamos, vosotros fracasabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes fracasaban. 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 fracasar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), fracasar is conjugated as: yo fracasaré, tú fracasarás, él/ella/usted fracasará, nosotros fracasaremos, vosotros fracasaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fracasarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate fracasar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), fracasar is conjugated as: yo fracase, tú fracases, él/ella/usted fracase, nosotros fracasemos, vosotros fracaséis, ellos/ellas/ustedes fracasen. 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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