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ITALIAN VERB

cadere

to fall

  • #104 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: caduto
  • Gerund: cadendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I fall
  2. tu you fall
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she falls
  4. noi we fall
  5. voi you all fall
  6. loro they fall

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I fell
  2. tu you fell
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she fell
  4. noi we fell
  5. voi you all fell
  6. loro they fell

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to fall
  2. tu you used to fall
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to fall
  4. noi we used to fall
  5. voi you all used to fall
  6. loro they used to fall

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will fall
  2. tu you will fall
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will fall
  4. noi we will fall
  5. voi you all will fall
  6. loro they will fall

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would fall
  2. tu you would fall
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would fall
  4. noi we would fall
  5. voi you all would fall
  6. loro they would fall

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I fall
  2. tu (that) you fall
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she fall
  4. noi (that) we fall
  5. voi (that) you all fall
  6. loro (that) they fall

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu fall!
  2. Lei fall! (formal)
  3. noi fall! (let’s)
  4. voi fall! (all of you)

How to use cadere

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

  1. Present

    In autunno cadono le foglie dagli alberi.

    In autumn the leaves fall from the trees.

  2. Past

    Sono caduta dalla bici, ma niente di grave.

    I fell off my bike, but nothing serious.

  3. Imperfect

    La pioggia cadeva forte sul tetto.

    The rain was falling hard on the roof.

  4. Future

    Se corri così, cadrai di sicuro.

    If you run like that, you'll fall for sure.

  5. Conditional

    Senza quella corda cadremmo tutti.

    Without that rope we'd all fall.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che il quadro cada dal muro.

    I'm afraid the picture will fall off the wall.

  7. Imperative

    Non cadere, i gradini sono bagnati!

    Don't fall, the steps are wet!

Good to know

  • Cadere takes essere: sono caduto dalle scale.
  • Far cadere is to drop something: ho fatto cadere il bicchiere.

Where you hear cadere

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Attenta, i piatti cadono! Careful, the plates are falling!
  • È caduto tutto per terra. Everything fell on the floor.
  • Se vai veloce, cadrai. If you go fast, you'll fall.

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Attenta, i piatti cadono! Careful, the plates are falling!
  • È caduto tutto per terra. Everything fell on the floor.
  • Se vai veloce, cadrai. If you go fast, you'll fall.
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On the Slopes

Intermediate Level 1 · Brava! Sei caduta? · Sì, sono caduta tre volte.

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Zio Antonio's Objection

Advanced Level 1 · Tuttavia, la casa cade a pezzi.

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The Blunder

Fluency Level 1 · E mi è caduta la farina per terra.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.