Meaning: to fail to do something.
Fail Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1): | Fail |
| Past Tense (V2): | Failed |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Failed |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Failing |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Fails |
Fail Past Tense:
Past Tense of Fail is Failed.
Example: Sarah failed the examination.
Fail Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Fail is Failed.
Example: Sarah has failed the examination.
Fail Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Fail is Failing.
Example: Sarah is failing the examination.
Fail 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Fail is Fails.
Example: Sarah fails the examination.
Fail Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I fail the examination.
- We/You/They fail the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam fails the examination.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am failing the examination.
- We/You/They are failing the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam is failing the examination.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have failed the examination.
- We/You/They have failed the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam has failed the examination.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been failing the examination.
- We/You/They have been failing the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam has been failing the examination.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I failed the examination.
- We/You/They failed the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam failed the examination.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was failing the examination.
- We/You/They were failing the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam was failing the examination.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had failed the examination.
- We/You/They had failed the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam had failed the examination.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been failing the examination.
- We/You/They had been failing the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam had been failing the examination.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will fail the examination.
- We/You/They will fail the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam will fail the examination.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be failing the examination.
- We/You/They will be failing the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam will be failing the examination.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have failed the examination.
- We/You/They will have failed the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam will have failed the examination.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been failing the examination.
- We/You/They will have been failing the examination.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been failing the examination.
Past Tense of Fail Phrasal Verbs
| Fail Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Fail at | Failed at |
| Fail in | Failed in |
| Fail with | Failed with |
| Fail to | Failed to |
| Fail out | Failed out |
| Fail up | Failed up |
| Fail through | Failed through |
| Fail over | Failed over |
| Fail back | Failed back |
| Fail around | Failed around |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Fail?
Future Tense of fail is “will fail”.
What is the Present Tense of Fail?
Present Tense of fail is “fail + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | fail |
| He/she/it/singular name | fails |
| Present participle | failing |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Fail?
Past perfect tense of take is “had failed”.
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