Portuguese reference
falhar
to fail
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
Audio requires a compatible voice in your browser.
Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I fail |
| você, ele, ela | you fail; he/she fails |
| nós | we fail |
| a gente | we fail |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) fail; they fail |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am failing |
| você, ele, ela | you are failing; he/she is failing |
| nós | we are failing |
| a gente | we are failing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are failing; they are failing |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was failing |
| você, ele, ela | you were failing; he/she was failing |
| nós | we were failing |
| a gente | we were failing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were failing; they were failing |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I failed |
| você, ele, ela | you failed; he/she failed |
| nós | we failed |
| a gente | we failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) failed; they failed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to fail |
| você, ele, ela | you used to fail; he/she used to fail |
| nós | we used to fail |
| a gente | we used to fail |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to fail; they used to fail |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been failing |
| você, ele, ela | you have been failing; he/she has been failing |
| nós | we have been failing |
| a gente | we have been failing |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been failing; they have been failing |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had failed |
| você, ele, ela | you had failed; he/she had failed |
| nós | we had failed |
| a gente | we had failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had failed; they had failed |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had failed |
| você, ele, ela | you had failed; he/she had failed |
| nós | we had failed |
| a gente | we had failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had failed; they had failed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will fail |
| você, ele, ela | you will fail; he/she will fail |
| nós | we will fail |
| a gente | we will fail |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will fail; they will fail |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have failed |
| você, ele, ela | you will have failed; he/she will have failed |
| nós | we will have failed |
| a gente | we will have failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have failed; they will have failed |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to fail |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to fail; he/she is going to fail |
| nós | we are going to fail |
| a gente | we are going to fail |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to fail; they are going to fail |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to fail |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to fail; he/she was going to fail |
| nós | we were going to fail |
| a gente | we were going to fail |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to fail; they were going to fail |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would fail |
| você, ele, ela | you would fail; he/she would fail |
| nós | we would fail |
| a gente | we would fail |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would fail; they would fail |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have failed |
| você, ele, ela | you would have failed; he/she would have failed |
| nós | we would have failed |
| a gente | we would have failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have failed; they would have failed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I fail |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you fail; (that) he/she fails |
| nós | (that) we fail |
| a gente | (that) we fail |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) fail; (that) they fail |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I failed |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you failed; (if) he/she failed |
| nós | (if) we failed |
| a gente | (if) we failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) failed; (if) they failed |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have failed |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have failed; (that) he/she has failed |
| nós | (that) we have failed |
| a gente | (that) we have failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have failed; (that) they have failed |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had failed |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had failed; (that) he/she had failed |
| nós | (that) we had failed |
| a gente | (that) we had failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had failed; (that) they had failed |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I fail |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you fail; (when/if) he/she fails |
| nós | (when/if) we fail |
| a gente | (when/if) we fail |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) fail; (when/if) they fail |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have failed |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have failed; (when/if) he/she has failed |
| nós | (when/if) we have failed |
| a gente | (when/if) we have failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have failed; (when/if) they have failed |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | fail! |
| nós | let's fail! |
| vocês, eles, elas | fail! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not fail! |
| nós | let's not fail! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not fail! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to fail |
| você, ele, ela | for you to fail; for him/her to fail |
| nós | for us to fail |
| a gente | for us to fail |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to fail; for them to fail |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have failed |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have failed; for him/her to have failed |
| nós | for us to have failed |
| a gente | for us to have failed |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have failed; for them to have failed |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Portuguese entries.