The Portuguese verb cair means "to fall". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 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 cair is eu caio, tu cais, ele/ela cai, nós caímos, vós caís, eles/elas caem. It is irregular: 5 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| eu | caio (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cais (irregular) | |
| ele/ | cai (irregular) | |
| nós | caímos (irregular) | |
| vós | caís (irregular) | |
| eles/ | caem |
| eu | caí (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | caíste (irregular) |
| ele/ | caiu |
| nós | caímos (irregular) |
| vós | caístes (irregular) |
| eles/ | caíram (irregular) |
| eu | caía (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | caías (irregular) |
| ele/ | caía (irregular) |
| nós | caíamos |
| vós | caíeis |
| eles/ | caíam (irregular) |
| eu | cairei |
|---|---|
| tu | cairás |
| ele/ | cairá |
| nós | cairemos |
| vós | caireis |
| eles/ | cairão |
| eu | cairia |
|---|---|
| tu | cairias |
| ele/ | cairia |
| nós | cairíamos |
| vós | cairíeis |
| eles/ | cairiam |
| que eu | caia (irregular) |
|---|---|
| que tu | caias (irregular) |
| que ele/ | caia (irregular) |
| que nós | caiamos (irregular) |
| que vós | caiais (irregular) |
| que eles/ | caiam (irregular) |
| tu | cai (irregular) |
|---|---|
| você | caia (irregular) |
| nós | caiamos (irregular) |
| vós | caí (irregular) |
| vocês | caiam (irregular) |
Cair is irregular. Its present forms include caio, cais, caímos and caís, while its simple past includes caí, caíste and caíram. The past participle is caído, with an accent.
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Cair is irregular. Its table differs from the regular partir model in the listed forms.
The forms are caio, cais, cai, caímos, caís and caem.
The past participle is caído and the gerund is caindo.