The Spanish verb caer means "to fall". Below are its 8 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 caer is yo caigo, tú caes, él/ella/usted cae, nosotros caemos, vosotros caéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes caen. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | caigo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | caes | |
| él/ | cae | |
| nosotros | caemos | |
| vosotros | caéis | |
| ellos/ | caen |
| yo | caí |
|---|---|
| tú | caíste (irregular) |
| él/ | cayó (irregular) |
| nosotros | caímos (irregular) |
| vosotros | caísteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | cayeron (irregular) |
| yo | caía |
|---|---|
| tú | caías |
| él/ | caía |
| nosotros | caíamos |
| vosotros | caíais |
| ellos/ | caían |
| yo | caeré |
|---|---|
| tú | caerás |
| él/ | caerá |
| nosotros | caeremos |
| vosotros | caeréis |
| ellos/ | caerán |
| yo | caería |
|---|---|
| tú | caerías |
| él/ | caería |
| nosotros | caeríamos |
| vosotros | caeríais |
| ellos/ | caerían |
| yo | caiga (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | caigas (irregular) |
| él/ | caiga (irregular) |
| nosotros | caigamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | caigáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | caigan (irregular) |
| tú | cae |
|---|---|
| usted | caiga (irregular) |
| nosotros | caigamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | caed |
| ustedes | caigan (irregular) |
| yo | he caído (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | has caído (irregular) |
| él/ | ha caído (irregular) |
| nosotros | hemos caído (irregular) |
| vosotros | habéis caído (irregular) |
| ellos/ | han caído (irregular) |
Caer is irregular. The present yo form is caigo, and the preterite has cayó and cayeron. The stem changes to caig in the present subjunctive and formal commands, while the gerund is cayendo and the past participle is caído.
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Caer is irregular. Its table includes caigo, cayó, caigan, cayendo, and caído.
The preterite forms are caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, and cayeron.
The table shows caig in the present yo form, the present subjunctive, and formal commands. Its gerund changes to cayendo, while its past participle is caído.