Skip to content
fluentbyear

ITALIAN VERB

fallire

to fail

  • #265 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: fallito
  • Gerund: fallendo

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I fail
  2. tu you fail
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she fails
  4. noi we fail
  5. voi you all fail
  6. loro they fail

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I failed
  2. tu you failed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she failed
  4. noi we failed
  5. voi you all failed
  6. loro they failed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to fail
  2. tu you used to fail
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to fail
  4. noi we used to fail
  5. voi you all used to fail
  6. loro they used to fail

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will fail
  2. tu you will fail
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will fail
  4. noi we will fail
  5. voi you all will fail
  6. loro they will fail

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would fail
  2. tu you would fail
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would fail
  4. noi we would fail
  5. voi you all would fail
  6. loro they would fail

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I fail
  2. tu (that) you fail
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she fail
  4. noi (that) we fail
  5. voi (that) you all fail
  6. loro (that) they fail

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu fail!
  2. Lei fail! (formal)
  3. noi fail! (let’s)
  4. voi fail! (all of you)

How to use fallire

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

  1. Present

    Se non ti prepari, fallisci l'esame.

    If you don't prepare, you'll fail the exam.

  2. Past

    Ho fallito due volte prima di riuscire.

    I failed twice before I succeeded.

  3. Imperfect

    Il piano falliva ogni volta per lo stesso motivo.

    The plan failed every time for the same reason.

  4. Future

    Senza un buon allenatore la squadra fallirà.

    Without a good coach the team will fail.

  5. Conditional

    Da solo fallirei di sicuro, aiutami.

    On my own I'd definitely fail, help me.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che il progetto fallisca.

    I'm afraid the project will fail.

  7. Imperative

    Fallisci pure, l'importante è riprovare.

    Go ahead and fail, what matters is trying again.

Good to know

  • Fallire is also to go bankrupt: la ditta è fallita, with essere.

Verbs like this one

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