to fall
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Siempre caigo en sus bromas.
I always fall for his jokes.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Un mango cayó sobre el carro.
A mango fell on the car.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
La lluvia caía sobre el techo de zinc.
The rain was falling on the tin roof.
Futuro · What will happen
Tu cumpleaños caerá en sábado este año.
Your birthday will fall on a Saturday this year.
Condicional · What would happen
Una taza de café me caería muy bien.
A cup of coffee would do me good.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Han caído muchas hojas en el patio.
A lot of leaves have fallen in the yard.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
El árbol había caído en la calle durante el huracán.
The tree had fallen in the street during the hurricane.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para mañana ya habrán caído todos los mangos.
By tomorrow all the mangoes will have fallen.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Sin esa cuerda, el niño habría caído.
Without that rope, the child would have fallen.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Ojalá no caiga más lluvia.
I hope no more rain falls.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Temíamos que cayera un rayo.
We were afraid lightning would strike.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Esperábamos que cayesen en la trampa.
We were hoping they would fall into the trap.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que el precio haya caído tanto.
I doubt the price has fallen that much.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera caído más lluvia, habría habido inundaciones.
If more rain had fallen, there would have been flooding.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No caigas en esa trampa.
Don't fall into that trap.