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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

falhar

to fail

  • #405 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: falhando
  • Past participle: falhado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I fail
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you fail
  3. nós we fail
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all fail

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I failed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you failed
  3. nós we failed
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all failed

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to fail
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to fail
  3. nós we are going to fail
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to fail

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to fail
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to fail
  3. nós we used to fail
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to fail

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would fail
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would fail
  3. nós we would fail
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would fail

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I fail
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you fail
  3. nós (that) we fail
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all fail

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I failed
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you failed
  3. nós (if) we failed
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all failed

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I fail
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you fail
  3. nós (when) we fail
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all fail

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você fail!
  2. vocês fail! (all of you)

How to use falhar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    A internet falha toda vez que chove.

    The internet fails every time it rains.

  2. Past

    O freio falhou na descida da serra.

    The brakes failed on the way down the mountain.

  3. Future

    Se ninguém testar, o sistema vai falhar.

    If nobody tests it, the system is going to fail.

  4. Imperfect

    O carro antigo falhava toda manhã fria.

    The old car used to stall every cold morning.

  5. Conditional

    Sem você, o plano falharia no primeiro dia.

    Without you, the plan would fail on the first day.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que a luz não falhe durante a prova.

    I hope the power doesn't fail during the exam.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o motor falhasse no mar, estaríamos perdidos.

    If the engine failed at sea, we'd be lost.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se o cartão falhar, pague em dinheiro.

    If the card fails, pay in cash.

  9. Imperative

    Não falhe comigo de novo, por favor.

    Don't let me down again, please.

Good to know

  • "Falhar" is for things that stop working or people who let you down; to fail an exam is "reprovar".

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.