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How to conjugate Caerse in Spanish

caerse to fall, to fall down Irregular Verb Top 100

At a glance: Caerse (to fall, to fall down) is one of the most common reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me caigo, te caes, se cae, nos caemos, os caéis, se caen. Yo adds ig (caigo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (te caíste), subjunctive, gerund (cayendo) and past participle (caído).

Past participle
caído fallen
Gerund
cayendo falling
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caer

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Indicative tenses of Caerse

Caerse in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of caerse is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me caigo”, meaning “I fall”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome caigoI fall
Túte caesyou fall
Ella / Él / Ustedse caes/he falls
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos caemoswe fall
Vosotras / Vosotrosos caéisyou (plural) fall
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse caenthey fall

How it’s built: Yo adds ig (caigo); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of caerse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me caí”, meaning “I fell”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome caíI fell
Túte caísteyou fell
Ella / Él / Ustedse cayós/he fell
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos caímoswe fell
Vosotras / Vosotrosos caísteisyou (plural) fell
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cayeronthey fell

How it’s built: Tú, nosotros and vosotros change i to í (caíste, caímos, caísteis); ella/él and ellas/ellos change i to y (cayó, cayeron); yo is regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of caerse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me caía”, meaning “I used to fall”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome caíaI used to fall
Túte caíasyou used to fall
Ella / Él / Ustedse caías/he used to fall
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos caíamoswe used to fall
Vosotras / Vosotrosos caíaisyou (plural) used to fall
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse caíanthey used to fall

How it’s built: Regular: stem ca- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of caerse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy cayendo”, meaning “I am falling”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy cayendoI am falling
Túte estás cayendoyou are falling
Ella / Él / Ustedse está cayendos/he is falling
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos cayendowe are falling
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis cayendoyou (plural) are falling
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están cayendothey are falling

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the irregular gerund cayendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of caerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a caer”, meaning “I am going to fall”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a caerI am going to fall
Túte vas a caeryou are going to fall
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a caers/he is going to fall
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a caerwe are going to fall
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a caeryou (plural) are going to fall
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a caerthey are going to fall

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive caer. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of caerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me caeré”, meaning “I will fall”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome caeréI will fall
Túte caerásyou will fall
Ella / Él / Ustedse caerás/he will fall
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos caeremoswe will fall
Vosotras / Vosotrosos caeréisyou (plural) will fall
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse caeránthey will fall

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive caer plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of caerse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me caería”, meaning “I would fall”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome caeríaI would fall
Túte caeríasyou would fall
Ella / Él / Ustedse caerías/he would fall
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos caeríamoswe would fall
Vosotras / Vosotrosos caeríaisyou (plural) would fall
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse caeríanthey would fall

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive caer plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of caerse is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me he caído”, meaning “I have fallen”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he caídoI have fallen
Túte has caídoyou have fallen
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha caídos/he has fallen
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos caídowe have fallen
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis caídoyou (plural) have fallen
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han caídothey have fallen

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle caído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of caerse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había caído”, meaning “I had fallen”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había caídoI had fallen
Túte habías caídoyou had fallen
Ella / Él / Ustedse había caídos/he had fallen
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos caídowe had fallen
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais caídoyou (plural) had fallen
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían caídothey had fallen

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle caído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of caerse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré caído”, meaning “I will have fallen”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré caídoI will have fallen
Túte habrás caídoyou will have fallen
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá caídos/he will have fallen
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos caídowe will have fallen
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis caídoyou (plural) will have fallen
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán caídothey will have fallen

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle caído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of caerse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría caído”, meaning “I would have fallen”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría caídoI would have fallen
Túte habrías caídoyou would have fallen
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría caídos/he would have fallen
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos caídowe would have fallen
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais caídoyou (plural) would have fallen
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían caídothey would have fallen

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle caído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Subjunctive tenses of Caerse

Caerse in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me caiga”, meaning “I fall”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome caigaI fall
Túte caigasyou fall
Ella / Él / Ustedse caigas/he falls
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos caigamoswe fall
Vosotras / Vosotrosos caigáisyou (plural) fall
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse caiganthey fall

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, caigo (caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me cayera”, meaning “I fell”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome cayeraI fell
Túte cayerasyou fell
Ella / Él / Ustedse cayeras/he fell
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos cayéramoswe fell
Vosotras / Vosotrosos cayeraisyou (plural) fell
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cayeranthey fell

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, cayeron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (cayéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me cayere”, meaning “I will fall”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome cayereI will fall
Túte cayeresyou will fall
Ella / Él / Ustedse cayeres/he will fall
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos cayéremoswe will fall
Vosotras / Vosotrosos cayereisyou (plural) will fall
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse cayerenthey will fall

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, cayeron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (cayéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya caído”, meaning “I have fallen”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya caídoI have fallen
Túte hayas caídoyou have fallen
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya caídos/he has fallen
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos caídowe have fallen
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis caídoyou (plural) have fallen
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan caídothey have fallen

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle caído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera caído”, meaning “I had fallen”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera caídoI had fallen
Túte hubieras caídoyou had fallen
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera caídos/he had fallen
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos caídowe had fallen
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais caídoyou (plural) had fallen
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran caídothey had fallen

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle caído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Caerse in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere caído”, meaning “I will have fallen”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere caídoI will have fallen
Túte hubieres caídoyou will have fallen
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere caídos/he will have fallen
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos caídowe will have fallen
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis caídoyou (plural) will have fallen
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren caídothey will have fallen

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle caído. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.

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Imperative tenses of Caerse

Caerse in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “cáigase”, meaning “(to you formal) fall!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túcáete(to you) fall!
Ella / Él / Ustedcáigase(to you formal) fall!
Nosotras / Nosotroscaigámonoslet's fall!
Vosotras / Vosotroscaeos(to you plural) fall!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedescáiganse(to you plural formal) fall!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (cáete); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (cáigase, cáiganse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (caigámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (caeos).

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Caerse in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se caiga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't fall!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te caigas(to you) don't fall!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se caiga(to you formal) don't fall!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos caigamoslet's not fall!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os caigáis(to you plural) don't fall!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno se caigan(to you plural formal) don't fall!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te caigas, no se caiga, no nos caigamos, no os caigáis, no se caigan.

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Frequently asked questions about Caerse

Is caerse a regular or irregular verb?

Caerse is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo adds ig (caigo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (te caíste), subjunctive, gerund (cayendo) and past participle (caído).

How do you conjugate caerse in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), caerse is conjugated as: yo me caigo, tú te caes, él/ella/usted se cae, nosotros nos caemos, vosotros os caéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se caen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate caerse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), caerse is conjugated as: yo me caí, tú te caíste, él/ella/usted se cayó, nosotros nos caímos, vosotros os caísteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se cayeron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate caerse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), caerse is conjugated as: yo me caía, tú te caías, él/ella/usted se caía, nosotros nos caíamos, vosotros os caíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se caían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate caerse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), caerse is conjugated as: yo me caeré, tú te caerás, él/ella/usted se caerá, nosotros nos caeremos, vosotros os caeréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se caerán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate caerse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), caerse is conjugated as: yo me caiga, tú te caigas, él/ella/usted se caiga, nosotros nos caigamos, vosotros os caigáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se caigan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.

What’s the difference between caer and caerse?

Caer and caerse both mean ‘to fall, to fall down’. Caerse is the reflexive form of caer, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo caigo becomes me caigo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so cae becomes cáete.


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