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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

cair

to fall

  • #92 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Gerund: caindo
  • Past participle: caído

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I fall
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you fall
  3. nós we fall
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all fall

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I fell
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you fell
  3. nós we fell
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all fell

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to fall
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to fall
  3. nós we are going to fall
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to fall

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to fall
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to fall
  3. nós we used to fall
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to fall

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would fall
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would fall
  3. nós we would fall
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would fall

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I fall
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you fall
  3. nós (that) we fall
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all fall

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I fell
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you fell
  3. nós (if) we fell
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all fell

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I fall
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you fall
  3. nós (when) we fall
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all fall

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você fall!
  2. vocês fall! (all of you)

How to use cair

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Toda vez que chove, a luz cai aqui.

    Every time it rains, the power goes out here.

  2. Past

    Eu caí da escada e machuquei o joelho.

    I fell off the ladder and hurt my knee.

  3. Future

    Cuidado, esse vaso vai cair da mesa.

    Careful, that vase is going to fall off the table.

  4. Imperfect

    Minha filha caía toda hora quando aprendeu a andar.

    My daughter fell all the time when she learned to walk.

  5. Conditional

    Sem o corrimão, eu cairia nessa escada.

    Without the handrail, I would fall on these stairs.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Segura a caixa pra que ela não caia.

    Hold the box so it doesn't fall.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se o preço caísse, eu compraria o apartamento.

    If the price dropped, I would buy the apartment.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se cair uma tempestade, a gente fica em casa.

    If a storm hits, we'll stay home.

  9. Imperative

    Não caia nessa conversa de vendedor.

    Don't fall for that salesman's talk.

Good to know

  • "Cair bem" is to suit or to go down well: "Esse vestido caiu bem em você."
  • "A ficha caiu" means it finally sank in.

Where you hear cair

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 3

  • A chuva cai forte aqui. The rain falls hard here.
  • O meu pai caiu na rua. My father fell in the street.
  • Cuidado, você vai cair! Careful, you're going to fall!

Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 1

  • Quem cai, levanta. Whoever falls gets up.
  • Eu caí três vezes. I fell three times.
  • Cuidado, você vai cair! Careful, you're going to fall!
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He Can't Walk

Beginner Level 3 · ele caiu · eu caí · cair

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As Long As Nobody Kicks Me

Intermediate Level 1 · caia · cair

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If Only It Snowed in Rio

Intermediate Level 3 · cai

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Both You and Grandma

Intermediate Level 3 · caiu no choro

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