faltar
to be missing, to be lackingPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | faltoI am missing | nosotros | faltamoswe are missing |
| tú | faltasyou are missing | vosotros | faltáisyou all are missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | faltahe/she is missing | ellos/Uds. | faltanthey are missing |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he faltadoI have been missing | nosotros | hemos faltadowe have been missing |
| tú | has faltadoyou have been missing | vosotros | habéis faltadoyou all have been missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha faltadohe/she has been missing | ellos/Uds. | han faltadothey have been missing |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | falte(that) I am missing | nosotros | faltemos(that) we are missing |
| tú | faltes(that) you are missing | vosotros | faltéis(that) you all are missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | falte(that) he/she is missing | ellos/Uds. | falten(that) they are missing |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya faltado(that) I have been missing | nosotros | hayamos faltado(that) we have been missing |
| tú | hayas faltado(that) you have been missing | vosotros | hayáis faltado(that) you all have been missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya faltado(that) he/she has been missing | ellos/Uds. | hayan faltado(that) they have been missing |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | faltéI was missing | nosotros | faltamoswe were missing |
| tú | faltasteyou were missing | vosotros | faltasteisyou all were missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | faltóhe/she was missing | ellos/Uds. | faltaronthey were missing |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | faltabaI used to be missing | nosotros | faltábamoswe used to be missing |
| tú | faltabasyou used to be missing | vosotros | faltabaisyou all used to be missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | faltabahe/she used to be missing | ellos/Uds. | faltabanthey used to be missing |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había faltadoI had been missing | nosotros | habíamos faltadowe had been missing |
| tú | habías faltadoyou had been missing | vosotros | habíais faltadoyou all had been missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | había faltadohe/she had been missing | ellos/Uds. | habían faltadothey had been missing |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | faltara(that) I was missing | nosotros | faltáramos(that) we were missing |
| tú | faltaras(that) you were missing | vosotros | faltarais(that) you all were missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | faltara(that) he/she was missing | ellos/Uds. | faltaran(that) they were missing |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | faltase(that) I was missing | nosotros | faltásemos(that) we were missing |
| tú | faltases(that) you were missing | vosotros | faltaseis(that) you all were missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | faltase(that) he/she was missing | ellos/Uds. | faltasen(that) they were missing |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera faltado(that) I had been missing | nosotros | hubiéramos faltado(that) we had been missing |
| tú | hubieras faltado(that) you had been missing | vosotros | hubierais faltado(that) you all had been missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera faltado(that) he/she had been missing | ellos/Uds. | hubieran faltado(that) they had been missing |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube faltadoI had been missing | nosotros | hubimos faltadowe had been missing |
| tú | hubiste faltadoyou had been missing | vosotros | hubisteis faltadoyou all had been missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo faltadohe/she had been missing | ellos/Uds. | hubieron faltadothey had been missing |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | faltaréI will be missing | nosotros | faltaremoswe will be missing |
| tú | faltarásyou will be missing | vosotros | faltaréisyou all will be missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | faltaráhe/she will be missing | ellos/Uds. | faltaránthey will be missing |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | faltaríaI would be missing | nosotros | faltaríamoswe would be missing |
| tú | faltaríasyou would be missing | vosotros | faltaríaisyou all would be missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | faltaríahe/she would be missing | ellos/Uds. | faltaríanthey would be missing |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré faltadoI will have been missing | nosotros | habremos faltadowe will have been missing |
| tú | habrás faltadoyou will have been missing | vosotros | habréis faltadoyou all will have been missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá faltadohe/she will have been missing | ellos/Uds. | habrán faltadothey will have been missing |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría faltadoI would have been missing | nosotros | habríamos faltadowe would have been missing |
| tú | habrías faltadoyou would have been missing | vosotros | habríais faltadoyou all would have been missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría faltadohe/she would have been missing | ellos/Uds. | habrían faltadothey would have been missing |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | faltare(should) I be missing | nosotros | faltáremos(should) we be missing |
| tú | faltares(should) you be missing | vosotros | faltareis(should) you all be missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | faltare(should) he/she be missing | ellos/Uds. | faltaren(should) they be missing |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | faltemoslet's be missing |
| tú | faltabe missing! | vosotros | faltadbe missing! |
| él/ella/Ud. | faltebe missing! | ellos/Uds. | faltenbe missing! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no faltemoslet's not be missing |
| tú | no faltesdon't be missing | vosotros | no faltéisdon't be missing |
| él/ella/Ud. | no faltedon't be missing | ellos/Uds. | no faltendon't be missing |
