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Fail Verb Forms

Base form (v1) Fail
Past form (v2) Failed
Past Participle (v3)
-ed form
Failed
Present Participle (v4)
‘ing’ form
Failing
Present simple (v5)
s / es/ ies
Fails

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Fail present tense

Simple present tense of fail
used for facts, generalizations, and truths that are not affected by the passage of time
Present continuous tense of fail
used to describe currently ongoing (usually temporary) actions
Present perfect tense of fail
used to describe events that began in the past and are expected to continue, or to emphasize the relevance of past events to the present moment
Present perfect continuous tense of fail
used to describe events that started in the past and continue into the present or were recently completed, emphasizing their relevance to the present moment

Fail past tense

Simple past tense of fail
used for events completed in the past
Past continuous tense of fail
used to describe ongoing past events, often in relation to the occurrence of another event
Past perfect tense of fail
used to describe events that happened prior to other events in the past
Past perfect continuous tense of fail
used to describe events that began, continued, and ended in the past, emphasizing their relevance to a past moment

Fail future tense

Simple future tense of fail
used for events to be completed in the future
Future continuous tense of fail
used to describe future events that are expected to continue over a period of time
Future perfect tense of fail
used to describe events that will be completed between now and a specific point in the future
Future perfect continuous tense of fail
used to describe events that will continue up until a point in the future, emphasizing their expected duration


Fail Modal verbs

Modal verbs are
can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, let, ought to etc...
used for
ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestions, likelihood, order, obligation, or advice

Simple present tense of fail

Simple present tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I fail

situation

We fail

situation

You fail

situation

They fail

situation

He fails

situation

She fails

situation

It fails

situation

Name fails

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I do not fail

situation

We do not fail

situation

You do not fail

situation

They do not fail

situation

He does not fail

situation

She does not fail

situation

It does not fail

situation

Name does not fail

situation

QUESTION ?

do I fail

situation

?

do We fail

situation

?

do You fail

situation

?

do They fail

situation

?

does He fail

situation

?

does She fail

situation

?

does It fail

situation

?

does Name fail

situation

?

Present continuous tense of fail

Present continuous tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I am failing

situation

We are failing

situation

You are failing

situation

They are failing

situation

He is failing

situation

She is failing

situation

It is failing

situation

Name is failing

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I am not failing

situation

We are not failing

situation

You are not failing

situation

They are not failing

situation

He IS not failing

situation

She IS not failing

situation

It IS not failing

situation

Name IS not failing

situation

QUESTION ?

Am I failing

situation

?

Are We failing

situation

?

Are You failing

situation

?

Are They failing

situation

?

Is He failing

situation

?

Is She failing

situation

?

Is It failing

situation

?

Is Name failing

situation

?


Present perfect tense of fail

Present perfect tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I have failed

situation

We have failed

situation

You have failed

situation

They have failed

situation

He has failed

situation

She has failed

situation

It has failed

situation

Name has failed

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I have not failed

situation

We have not failed

situation

You have not failed

situation

They have not failed

situation

He has not failed

situation

She has not failed

situation

It has not failed

situation

Name has not failed

situation

QUESTION ?

have I failed

situation

?

have We failed

situation

?

have You failed

situation

?

have They failed

situation

?

has He failed

situation

?

has She failed

situation

?

has It failed

situation

?

has Name failed

situation

?

Present perfect continuous tense of fail

Present perfect continuous tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I have been failing

situation

We have been failing

situation

You have been failing

situation

They have been failing

situation

He has been failing

situation

She has been failing

situation

It has been failing

situation

Name has been failing

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I have not been failing

situation

We have not been failing

situation

You have not been failing

situation

They have not been failing

situation

He has not been failing

situation

She has not been failing

situation

It has not been failing

situation

Name has not been failing

situation

QUESTION ?

have I been failing

situation

?

have We been failing

situation

?

have You been failing

situation

?

have They been failing

situation

?

has He been failing

situation

?

has She been failing

situation

?

has It been failing

situation

?

has Name been failing

situation

?

Simple past tense of fail

Simple past tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I failed

situation

We failed

situation

You failed

situation

They failed

situation

He failed

situation

She failed

situation

It failed

situation

Name failed

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I did not fail

situation

We did not fail

situation

You did not fail

situation

They did not fail

situation

He did not fail

situation

She did not fail

situation

It did not fail

situation

Name did not fail

situation

QUESTION ?

did I fail

situation

?

did We fail

situation

?

did You fail

situation

?

did They fail

situation

?

did He fail

situation

?

did She fail

situation

?

did It fail

situation

?

did Name fail

situation

?

Past continuous tense of fail

Past continuous tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I was failing

situation

We were failing

situation

You were failing

situation

They were failing

situation

He was failing

situation

She was failing

situation

It was failing

situation

Name was failing

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I was not failing

situation

We were not failing

situation

You were not failing

situation

They were not failing

situation

He was not failing

situation

She was not failing

situation

It was not failing

situation

Name was not failing

situation

QUESTION ?

was I failing

situation

?

were We failing

situation

?

were You failing

situation

?

were They failing

situation

?

was He failing

situation

?

was She failing

situation

?

was It failing

situation

?

was Name failing

situation

?

Past perfect tense of fail

Past perfect tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I had failed

situation

We had failed

situation

You had failed

situation

They had failed

situation

He had failed

situation

She had failed

situation

It had failed

situation

Name had failed

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I had not failed

situation

We had not failed

situation

You had not failed

situation

They had not failed

situation

He had not failed

situation

She had not failed

situation

It had not failed

situation

Name had not failed

situation

QUESTION ?

had I failed

situation

?

had We failed

situation

?

had You failed

situation

?

had They failed

situation

?

had He failed

situation

?

had She failed

situation

?

had It failed

situation

?

had Name failed

situation

?

Past perfect continuous tense of fail

Past perfect continuous tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I had been failing

situation

We had been failing

situation

You had been failing

situation

They had been failing

situation

He had been failing

situation

She had been failing

situation

It had been failing

situation

Name had been failing

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I had not been failing

situation

We had not been failing

situation

You had not been failing

situation

They had not been failing

situation

He had not been failing

situation

She had not been failing

situation

It had not been failing

situation

Name had not been failing

situation

QUESTION ?

had I been failing

situation

?

had We been failing

situation

?

had You been failing

situation

?

had They been failing

situation

?

had He been failing

situation

?

had She been failing

situation

?

had It been failing

situation

?

had Name been failing

situation

?

Simple future tense of fail

Simple future tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I Shall fail

situation

We Shall fail

situation

You Will fail

situation

They Will fail

situation

He Will fail

situation

She Will fail

situation

It Will fail

situation

Name Will fail

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I Shall not fail

situation

We Shall not fail

situation

You Will not fail

situation

They Will not fail

situation

He Will not fail

situation

She Will not fail

situation

It Will not fail

situation

Name Will not fail

situation

QUESTION ?

Shall I fail

situation

?

Shall We fail

situation

?

Will You fail

situation

?

Will They fail

situation

?

Will He fail

situation

?

Will She fail

situation

?

Will It fail

situation

?

Will Name fail

situation

?

Future continuous tense of fail

Future continuous tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I Shall be failing

situation

We Shall be failing

situation

You Will be failing

situation

They Will be failing

situation

He Will be failing

situation

She Will be failing

situation

It Will be failing

situation

Name Will be failing

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I Shall not be failing

situation

We Shall not be failing

situation

You Will not be failing

situation

They Will not be failing

situation

He Will not be failing

situation

She Will not be failing

situation

It Will not be failing

situation

Name Will not be failing

situation

QUESTION ?

Shall I be failing

situation

?

Shall We be failing

situation

?

Will You be failing

situation

?

Will They be failing

situation

?

Will He be failing

situation

?

Will She be failing

situation

?

Will It be failing

situation

?

Will Name be failing

situation

?

Future perfect tense of fail

Future perfect tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I Shall have failed

situation

We Shall have failed

situation

You Will have failed

situation

They Will have failed

situation

He Will have failed

situation

She Will have failed

situation

It Will have failed

situation

Name Will have failed

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I Shall not have failed

situation

We Shall not have failed

situation

You Will not have failed

situation

They Will not have failed

situation

He Will not have failed

situation

She Will not have failed

situation

It Will not have failed

situation

Name Will not have failed

situation

QUESTION ?

Shall I have failed

situation

?

Shall We have failed

situation

?

Will You have failed

situation

?

Will They have failed

situation

?

Will He have failed

situation

?

Will She have failed

situation

?

Will It have failed

situation

?

Will Name have failed

situation

?

Future perfect continuous tense of fail

Future perfect continuous tense of fail verb forms - Learn English Free Online

POSITIVE STATEMENT:

I Shall have been failing

situation

We Shall have been failing

situation

You Will have been failing

situation

They Will have been failing

situation

He Will have been failing

situation

She Will have been failing

situation

It Will have been failing

situation

Name Will have been failing

situation

NEGATIVE STATEMENT:

I Shall not have been failing

situation

We Shall not have been failing

situation

You Will not have been failing

situation

They Will not have been failing

situation

He Will not have been failing

situation

She Will not have been failing

situation

It Will not have been failing

situation

Name Will not have been failing

situation

QUESTION ?

Shall I have been failing

situation

?

Shall We have been failing

situation

?

Will You have been failing

situation

?

Will They have been failing

situation

?

Will He have been failing

situation

?

Will She have been failing

situation

?

Will It have been failing

situation

?

Will Name have been failing

situation

?

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