El verbo to fall /tʊ ˈfɔl/ puede traducirse como "caer", "caerse", "bajar" o "disminuir", dependiendo del contexto. Es un verbo irregular: su forma en el pasado es fell y su participio pasado es fallen.
- Una persona o una cosa puede caer. Por ejemplo, "He fell down" puede traducirse como "Él se cayó".
- Una cantidad, un precio o una temperatura puede bajar. Por ejemplo, "The temperature fell" significa "La temperatura bajó".
- Fall asleep significa quedarse dormido. Por ejemplo, "She fell asleep" significa "Ella se quedó dormida".
- Fall in love significa enamorarse. Por ejemplo, "They fell in love" significa "Ellos se enamoraron".
Fall normalmente describe lo que le sucede a la persona o a la cosa que cae. Drop puede indicar que alguien dejó caer algo. Compara: "The phone fell" significa "El teléfono se cayó", mientras que "I dropped the phone" significa "Se me cayó el teléfono" o "Dejé caer el teléfono".
Recuerda estas tres formas: fall /fɔl/, fell /fɛl/ y fallen /ˈfɔ.lən/. Usamos fell en el pasado simple: "The leaves fell". Usamos fallen con have, has o had: "The leaves have fallen". No decimos "have fell".
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I fall | We fall |
| 2ª | You fall | You fall |
| 3ª | He/She/It falls | They fall |
Fall: /fɔl/, falls: /fɔlz/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I fell | We fell |
| 2ª | You fell | You fell |
| 3ª | He/She/It fell | They fell |
Fell: /fɛl/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will fall | We will fall |
| 2ª | You will fall | You will fall |
| 3ª | He/She/It will fall | They will fall |
Will fall: /wɪl fɔl/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am falling | We are falling |
| 2ª | You are falling | You are falling |
| 3ª | He/She/It is falling | They are falling |
Falling: /ˈfɔ.lɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was falling | We were falling |
| 2ª | You were falling | You were falling |
| 3ª | He/She/It was falling | They were falling |
Was falling: /wəz ˈfɔ.lɪŋ/, Were falling: /wɜr ˈfɔ.lɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be falling | We will be falling |
| 2ª | You will be falling | You will be falling |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be falling | They will be falling |
Will be falling: /wɪl bi ˈfɔ.lɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have fallen | We have fallen |
| 2ª | You have fallen | You have fallen |
| 3ª | He/She/It has fallen | They have fallen |
Have fallen: /hæv ˈfɔ.lən/, Has fallen: /hæz ˈfɔ.lən/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had fallen | We had fallen |
| 2ª | You had fallen | You had fallen |
| 3ª | He/She/It had fallen | They had fallen |
Had fallen: /hæd ˈfɔ.lən/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have fallen | We will have fallen |
| 2ª | You will have fallen | You will have fallen |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have fallen | They will have fallen |
Will have fallen: /wɪl hæv ˈfɔ.lən/
