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ellos faltaban

were missing, were lacking, were left (of time)

→ faltar
falt be missing, be lacking + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #36,735
were missing, were lacking
SP: Faltaban dos sillas en la sala.
EN: Two chairs were missing from the room.
were left (of time)
SP: Faltaban diez minutos para la película.
EN: There were ten minutes left until the movie.
Conjugation of faltar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First faltaba —
Third faltaba faltaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First faltaba —
Third faltaba faltaban

Tenía el plan, pero faltaban los detalles.

I had the plan, but the details were missing.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Faltaban las declaraciones.

The statements were missing.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

En la mano izquierda le faltaban tres dedos.

He was missing three fingers on his left hand.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

Faltaban seis horas.

There were six hours left.

— Titanic (1997)

Le faltaban unas páginas al libro.

The book was missing a few pages.

Son los dos que me faltaban de Puck.

Those are the two I was missing from Puck.

— El cuaderno de Tomy (2020)

Faltaban al menos treinta estudiantes.

At least thirty students were missing.

Pero a Steven Redfellow no le faltaban enemigos.

But Steven Redfellow was not without his enemies.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

Me faltaban palabras.

I was speechless.