fault
faults
faulting
faulted
Fault means to find error in. Regular: fault-faulted-faulted.
Meanings
- To find error in
- To criticize
- To blame
Common Collocations
can't fault
fault someone for
at fault
find fault with
no-fault
Tip for Learners
Can't fault = cannot criticize. Find fault with = criticize. At fault = responsible for error.
Present Simple
| I | fault |
| you | fault |
| he/she/it | faults |
| we | fault |
| they | fault |
Examples - Present Simple
- I fault the management for poor communication.
- You fault others too quickly without evidence.
- He faults himself for every small mistake.
- We fault the system rather than the individuals.
- They fault the weather for the crop failure.
Present Continuous
| I | am faulting |
| you | are faulting |
| he/she/it | is faulting |
| we | are faulting |
| they | are faulting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am faulting no one until we have all the facts.
- You are faulting the wrong department for this issue.
- She is faulting herself unnecessarily for the delay.
- We are faulting the outdated procedures, not people.
- They are faulting the supplier for the defective parts.
Present Perfect
| I | have faulted |
| you | have faulted |
| he/she/it | has faulted |
| we | have faulted |
| they | have faulted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have faulted him in the past, but I was wrong.
- You have faulted the team unfairly for that loss.
- He has faulted himself ever since the accident.
- We have faulted the regulations, not the workers.
- They have faulted technology for societal problems.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been faulting |
| you | have been faulting |
| he/she/it | has been faulting |
| we | have been faulting |
| they | have been faulting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been faulting myself for not acting sooner.
- You have been faulting the economy for your troubles.
- She has been faulting her upbringing for her habits.
- We have been faulting the design, not the execution.
- They have been faulting each other since the dispute.
Past Simple
| I | faulted |
| you | faulted |
| he/she/it | faulted |
| we | faulted |
| they | faulted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I faulted the coach for the team's poor performance.
- You faulted me when it wasn't my responsibility.
- He faulted the equipment for the experiment failure.
- We faulted the policy, not the people implementing it.
- They faulted the government for the economic downturn.
Past Continuous
| I | was faulting |
| you | were faulting |
| he/she/it | was faulting |
| we | were faulting |
| they | were faulting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was faulting the wrong person for the error.
- You were faulting everyone except yourself.
- She was faulting the traffic for being late.
- We were faulting the software when it was user error.
- They were faulting outside influences for the failure.
Past Perfect
| I | had faulted |
| you | had faulted |
| he/she/it | had faulted |
| we | had faulted |
| they | had faulted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had faulted him before learning the truth.
- You had faulted the system before understanding it.
- He had faulted his parents for years before therapy.
- We had faulted the vendor before the investigation.
- They had faulted the teachers before reviewing the data.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been faulting |
| you | had been faulting |
| he/she/it | had been faulting |
| we | had been faulting |
| they | had been faulting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been faulting myself for something beyond my control.
- You had been faulting the weather for poor sales.
- She had been faulting her partner before counseling.
- We had been faulting the process for too long.
- They had been faulting each other before mediation.
Future Simple
| I | will fault |
| you | will fault |
| he/she/it | will fault |
| we | will fault |
| they | will fault |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will fault no one until we complete the review.
- You will fault yourself if you don't try harder.
- He will fault the circumstances rather than his choices.
- We will fault the procedure if problems continue.
- They will fault the leadership if results don't improve.
Future Continuous
| I | will be faulting |
| you | will be faulting |
| he/she/it | will be faulting |
| we | will be faulting |
| they | will be faulting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be faulting no one during the investigation.
- You will be faulting the wrong factors if you rush.
- She will be faulting herself regardless of what we say.
- We will be faulting the methodology if it fails again.
- They will be faulting external factors as usual.
Future Perfect
| I | will have faulted |
| you | will have faulted |
| he/she/it | will have faulted |
| we | will have faulted |
| they | will have faulted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have faulted myself enough by then.
- You will have faulted everyone before admitting error.
- He will have faulted the system many times by retirement.
- We will have faulted the policy before it changes.
- They will have faulted the market before accepting reality.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been faulting |
| you | will have been faulting |
| he/she/it | will have been faulting |
| we | will have been faulting |
| they | will have been faulting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been faulting myself for years by then.
- You will have been faulting others your whole life.
- She will have been faulting her choices for decades.
- We will have been faulting the system for too long.
- They will have been faulting each other endlessly.