Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I fall
- tú you fall
- usted, él, ella he/she falls
- nosotros we fall
- vosotros Spain you all fall
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they fall
SPANISH VERB
caerse
to fall
- #344 most used
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: cayéndose
- Past participle: caído
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I fell
- tú you fell
- usted, él, ella he/she fell
- nosotros we fell
- vosotros Spain you all fell
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they fell
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to fall
- tú you used to fall
- usted, él, ella he/she used to fall
- nosotros we used to fall
- vosotros Spain you all used to fall
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to fall
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will fall
- tú you will fall
- usted, él, ella he/she will fall
- nosotros we will fall
- vosotros Spain you all will fall
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will fall
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would fall
- tú you would fall
- usted, él, ella he/she would fall
- nosotros we would fall
- vosotros Spain you all would fall
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would fall
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I fall
- tú (that) you fall
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she fall
- nosotros (that) we fall
- vosotros Spain (that) you all fall
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they fall
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I fell
- tú (if) you fell
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she fell
- nosotros (if) we fell
- vosotros Spain (if) you all fell
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they fell
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú fall!
- usted fall! (formal)
- nosotros fall! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain fall! (all of you)
- ustedes fall! (all of you)
How to use caerse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Siempre me caigo cuando patino en hielo.
I always fall when I ice skate.
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Past
Mi hijo se cayó de la bici ayer.
My son fell off his bike yesterday.
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Imperfect
De pequeña me caía de la cama seguido.
As a little girl I fell out of bed often.
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Future
Si corres así, te caerás en la escalera.
If you run like that, you'll fall on the stairs.
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Conditional
Con esos tacones, yo me caería seguro.
In those heels, I'd fall for sure.
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Present subjunctive
Agarra la taza para que no se caiga.
Hold the cup so it doesn't fall.
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Past subjunctive
Si se cayera el árbol, rompería la barda.
If the tree fell, it would break the wall.
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Imperative
¡No te caigas, el piso está mojado!
Don't fall, the floor is wet!
Good to know
- "Me cae bien" means I like someone, and "me cae mal" that I don't.
Where you hear caerse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Siempre me caigo de la bici. I always fall off my bike.
- Me caí de un árbol. I fell out of a tree.
- Te vas a caer otra vez. You're going to fall again.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Siempre se te caen las cosas. You're always dropping things.
- Se me cayó el remo. I dropped the paddle.
- Te vas a caer del kayak. You're going to fall out of the kayak.
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When I Was a Child
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Beginner Level 2 · me caí · te caíste · se cayó
You Have to Lie Diagonally
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Beginner Level 3 · me voy a caer
I Forgot My Wallet
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Beginner Level 3 · se me cayó · se me cayeron
If I Were You
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Intermediate Level 1 · si me cayera · si te cayeras
I Nearly Fell
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Intermediate Level 3 · Casi me caigo
Just in Case
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Advanced Level 3 · el avión se caiga
All the Days of My Life
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Advanced Level 3 · que me caigo yo
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.