Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caigo | |
| tú | caes | |
| él / ella / usted | cae | |
| nosotros / nosotras | caemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | caéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caí | |
| tú | caíste | |
| él / ella / usted | cayó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | caímos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | caísteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cayeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caía | |
| tú | caías | |
| él / ella / usted | caía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | caíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | caíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caeré | |
| tú | caerás | |
| él / ella / usted | caerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | caeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | caeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caería | |
| tú | caerías | |
| él / ella / usted | caería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | caeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | caeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | caiga | |
| tú | caigas | |
| él / ella / usted | caiga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | caigamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | caigáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | caigan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- (reflexive) to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
- to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)
- (reflexive) to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations