to fall down
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Siempre me caigo en esa escalera.
I always fall on those stairs.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi abuela se cayó en el patio.
My grandmother fell in the yard.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Las hojas se caían de los árboles.
The leaves were falling from the trees.
Futuro · What will happen
Te caerás si corres.
You'll fall if you run.
Condicional · What would happen
Me caería con esos zapatos.
I'd fall in those shoes.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
El niño se ha caído de la bicicleta.
The boy has fallen off his bicycle.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
El cuadro se había caído de la pared.
The picture had fallen off the wall.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Sin tu mano, me habría caído.
Without your hand, I would have fallen.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Ten cuidado, no quiero que te caigas.
Be careful, I don't want you to fall.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Temía que mi abuelo se cayera.
I was afraid my grandfather would fall.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Agarré los platos para que no se cayesen.
I grabbed the plates so they wouldn't fall.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Siento que te hayas caído.
I'm sorry you fell.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si no me hubiera caído, habría ganado la carrera.
If I hadn't fallen, I would have won the race.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No te caigas.
Don't fall.