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failed

Past participle of fail. There are other translations for this conjugation.

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Present:	failing
Past:	failed

Indicative of "fail"

	Present	Past	Future
I	fail	failed	will fail
you	fail	failed	will fail
he/she	fails	failed	will fail
we	fail	failed	will fail
you	fail	failed	will fail
they	fail	failed	will fail

Perfect of "fail"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have failed	had failed	will have failed
you	have failed	had failed	will have failed
he/she	has failed	had failed	will have failed
we	have failed	had failed	will have failed
you	have failed	had failed	will have failed
they	have failed	had failed	will have failed

Imperative of "fail"

	Affirmative	Negative
I	-	-
you	fail	don't fail
he/she	-	-
we	let's fail	let's not fail
you	fail	don't fail
they	-	-

Progressive of "fail"

	Present	Past	Future
I	am failing	was failing	will be failing
you	are failing	were failing	will be failing
he/she	is failing	was failing	will be failing
we	are failing	were failing	will be failing
you	are failing	were failing	will be failing
they	are failing	were failing	will be failing

Perfect Progressive of "fail"

	Present	Past	Future
I	have been failing	had been failing	will have been failing
you	have been failing	had been failing	will have been failing
he/she	has been failing	had been failing	will have been failing
we	have been failing	had been failing	will have been failing
you	have been failing	had been failing	will have been failing
they	have been failing	had been failing	will have been failing

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