The French verb tomber means "to fall". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of tomber is je tombe, tu tombes, il/elle tombe, nous tombons, vous tombez, ils/elles tombent. It is a regular -er verb, so every tense takes the standard -er endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is tombant and its past participle is tombé.
| je | tombe | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | tombes | |
| il/ | tombe | |
| nous | tombons | |
| vous | tombez | |
| ils/ | tombent |
| je | suis tombé |
|---|---|
| tu | es tombé |
| il/ | est tombé |
| nous | sommes tombés |
| vous | êtes tombés |
| ils/ | sont tombés |
| je | tombais |
|---|---|
| tu | tombais |
| il/ | tombait |
| nous | tombions |
| vous | tombiez |
| ils/ | tombaient |
| je | tomberai |
|---|---|
| tu | tomberas |
| il/ | tombera |
| nous | tomberons |
| vous | tomberez |
| ils/ | tomberont |
| je | tomberais |
|---|---|
| tu | tomberais |
| il/ | tomberait |
| nous | tomberions |
| vous | tomberiez |
| ils/ | tomberaient |
| que je | tombe |
|---|---|
| que tu | tombes |
| qu'il/ | tombe |
| que nous | tombions |
| que vous | tombiez |
| qu'ils/ | tombent |
| tu | tombe |
|---|---|
| nous | tombons |
| vous | tombez |
Tomber is regular. It follows the regular -er model: the present forms include tombe, tombons, and tombent. Its compound past uses être, with forms such as suis tombé and sommes tombés.
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Yes, tomber is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er model.
The forms are tombe, tombes, tombe, tombons, tombez, and tombent.
Tomber uses être in the compound past. Its past participle is tombé, giving forms such as suis tombé and sont tombés.