Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I like someone
- tú you like someone
- usted, él, ella he/she likes someone
- nosotros we like someone
- vosotros Spain you all like someone
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they like someone
SPANISH VERB
caer bien
to like someone, to get on with
- #485 most used
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: cayendo bien
- Past participle: caído bien
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I liked someone
- tú you liked someone
- usted, él, ella he/she liked someone
- nosotros we liked someone
- vosotros Spain you all liked someone
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they liked someone
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to like someone
- tú you used to like someone
- usted, él, ella he/she used to like someone
- nosotros we used to like someone
- vosotros Spain you all used to like someone
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to like someone
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will like someone
- tú you will like someone
- usted, él, ella he/she will like someone
- nosotros we will like someone
- vosotros Spain you all will like someone
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will like someone
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would like someone
- tú you would like someone
- usted, él, ella he/she would like someone
- nosotros we would like someone
- vosotros Spain you all would like someone
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would like someone
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I like someone
- tú (that) you like someone
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she like someone
- nosotros (that) we like someone
- vosotros Spain (that) you all like someone
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they like someone
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I liked someone
- tú (if) you liked someone
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she liked someone
- nosotros (if) we liked someone
- vosotros Spain (if) you all liked someone
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they liked someone
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú like someone!
- usted like someone! (formal)
- nosotros like someone! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain like someone! (all of you)
- ustedes like someone! (all of you)
How to use caer bien
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Tu mamá me cae muy bien, es muy simpática.
I really like your mom, she's very nice.
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Past
Don Roberto me cayó bien desde el primer día.
I liked Don Roberto from the first day.
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Imperfect
Al principio Diego no me caía bien, la verdad.
At first I didn't like Diego, to be honest.
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Future
Mi hermana te caerá bien, es igual que tú.
You'll like my sister, she's just like you.
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Conditional
¿Crees que les caería bien a tus papás?
Do you think your parents would like me?
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Present subjunctive
Espero que te caigan bien mis amigos de Puebla.
I hope you like my friends from Puebla.
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Past subjunctive
Si te cayera bien tu jefe, irías más contento al trabajo.
If you liked your boss, you'd go to work happier.
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Imperative
¡Cáele bien a la suegra y ya ganaste!
Get on your mother-in-law's good side and you've won!
Good to know
- "Caer bien" works like "gustar": me cae bien Julián, me caen bien tus amigos. "Caer mal" is the opposite.
- It is for people: a dish you like "te gusta"; a dish that doesn't agree with you "te cae mal".
Where you hear caer bien
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Julián me cae muy bien. I really like Julian.
- Don Roberto me cayó muy bien. I really liked Don Roberto.
- Mi papá te va a caer muy bien. You're really going to like my dad.
Spanish · Advanced Level 1
- Lucía y Pablo me caen bien. I like Lucia and Pablo.
- Julián me cayó bien desde el primer día. I liked Julian from the first day.
- Mi hermana te va a caer bien. You're going to like my sister.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.