Fail Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

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 Past Tense V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Forms of Fail Past Simple and Past Participle

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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Last updated on May 21st, 2023 at 09:49 am