caer
M020 IrregularCaer — irregular yo (caigo) + spelling (to fall)
yo: caigo + spelling
3
verbs
Difficulty
Summary
CAER has caigo in present yo and y-spelling in preterite and derived forms: cayó/cayeron, cayera/cayere.
Technical explanation
Model for caer and compounds (recaer, decaer):
- Present indicative: caigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.
- Present subjunctive: caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan.
- Preterite: caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron.
- Imperfect/future subjunctive from that stem: cayera, cayere.
- Gerund and participle: cayendo, caído.
- Future and conditional are regular from infinitive: caeré, caería.
Examples
- Me caigo a menudo con estas botas.
- El precio cayó la semana pasada.
- Si recayera en el error, perdería credibilidad.
Teacher guide (Spain)
Teach the y-chain: caigo -> cayó -> cayera.
1) Core verbs
Present Indicative
yo
caigo
tú
caes
él/ella
cae
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
This model
yo
caigo
tú
caes
él/ella
cae
Regular anchor
yo
bebo
tú
bebes
él/ella
bebe
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
This model
yo
caí
tú
caíste
él/ella
cayó
Regular anchor
yo
bebí
tú
bebiste
él/ella
bebió
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
This model
yo
caía
tú
caías
él/ella
caía
Regular anchor
yo
bebía
tú
bebías
él/ella
bebía
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
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yo
caeré
tú
caerás
él/ella
caerá
Regular anchor
yo
beberé
tú
beberás
él/ella
beberá
Condicional simple
Conditional
This model
yo
caería
tú
caerías
él/ella
caería
Regular anchor
yo
bebería
tú
beberías
él/ella
bebería
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
This model
yo
caiga
tú
caigas
él/ella
caiga
Regular anchor
yo
beba
tú
bebas
él/ella
beba
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
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yo
—
tú
cae
él/ella
caiga
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
bebe
él/ella
beba
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
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yo
—
tú
caigas
él/ella
caiga
Regular anchor
yo
—
tú
bebas
él/ella
beba
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