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caer

to fall

verb irregular Word 558 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate caer

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo caigo I fall / I am falling
tú caes you fall / you are falling
él/ella cae he/she falls / he/she is falling / you fall (formal) / you are falling (formal)
nosotros caemos we fall / we are falling
ellos/ellas caen they fall / they are falling / you all fall / you all are falling

Preterite

yo caí I fell
tú caíste you fell
él/ella cayó he/she fell / you fell (formal)
nosotros caímos we fell
ellos/ellas cayeron they fell / you all fell

Imperfect

yo caía I was falling / I used to fall
tú caías you were falling / you used to fall
él/ella caía he/she was falling / he/she used to fall / you were falling (formal) / you used to fall (formal)
nosotros caíamos we were falling / we used to fall
ellos/ellas caían they were falling / they used to fall / you all were falling / you all used to fall

Future

yo caeré I will fall
tú caerás you will fall
él/ella caerá he/she will fall / you will fall (formal)
nosotros caeremos we will fall
ellos/ellas caerán they will fall / you all will fall

In a sentence

Mi hijo se cayó en la escuela.

My son fell at school.

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