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SPANISH VERB

caer

to fall, of a date

  • #60 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: cayendo
  • Past participle: caído

Conjugation

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

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I fall
  2. tú you fall
  3. usted, él, ella he/she falls
  4. nosotros we fall
  5. vosotros Spain you all fall
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they fall

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I fell
  2. tú you fell
  3. usted, él, ella he/she fell
  4. nosotros we fell
  5. vosotros Spain you all fell
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they fell

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to fall
  2. tú you used to fall
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to fall
  4. nosotros we used to fall
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to fall
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to fall

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will fall
  2. tú you will fall
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will fall
  4. nosotros we will fall
  5. vosotros Spain you all will fall
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will fall

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would fall
  2. tú you would fall
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would fall
  4. nosotros we would fall
  5. vosotros Spain you all would fall
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would fall

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I fall
  2. tú (that) you fall
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she fall
  4. nosotros (that) we fall
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all fall
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they fall

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I fell
  2. tú (if) you fell
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she fell
  4. nosotros (if) we fell
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all fell
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they fell

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú fall!
  2. usted fall! (formal)
  3. nosotros fall! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain fall! (all of you)
  5. ustedes fall! (all of you)

How to use caer

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

  1. Present

    ¿En qué día cae la Navidad este año?

    What day does Christmas fall on this year?

  2. Past

    Mi cumpleaños cayó en domingo y nadie pudo venir.

    My birthday fell on a Sunday and nobody could come.

  3. Imperfect

    La feria caía siempre dos semanas después de Semana Santa.

    The fair always fell two weeks after Holy Week.

  4. Future

    El año que viene el examen caerá en plena feria.

    Next year the exam will fall right in the middle of the fair.

  5. Conditional

    Con ese calendario, el festivo caería en sábado.

    With that calendar, the bank holiday would fall on a Saturday.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ojalá que mi cumpleaños caiga en viernes este año.

    I hope my birthday falls on a Friday this year.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si la boda cayera en puente, vendría más gente.

    If the wedding fell on a long weekend, more people would come.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Caed por casa un día, que os echamos de menos!

    Drop by the house one day, we miss you!

Good to know

  • "¿En qué día cae tu cumpleaños?" asks which day of the week it falls on. "Caer en la cuenta" is to realise.
  • "Caer por" a place is to drop by: "a ver si caes por casa".

Where you hear caer

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • La Semana Santa cae en marzo o en abril. Holy Week falls in March or April.
  • El año pasado, la Feria cayó en mayo. Last year, the Fair fell in May.
  • Mi boda caerá en miércoles. My wedding will fall on a Wednesday.
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