to fall away — English conjugation

Frequency#16902Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Ifall away
youfall away
he/she/itfalls away
wefall away
you (pl.)fall away
theyfall away

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ifell away
youfell away
he/she/itfell away
wefell away
you (pl.)fell away
theyfell away

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam falling away
youare falling away
he/she/itis falling away
weare falling away
you (pl.)are falling away
theyare falling away

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas falling away
youwere falling away
he/she/itwas falling away
wewere falling away
you (pl.)were falling away
theywere falling away

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave fallen away
youhave fallen away
he/she/ithas fallen away
wehave fallen away
you (pl.)have fallen away
theyhave fallen away

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad fallen away
youhad fallen away
he/she/ithad fallen away
wehad fallen away
you (pl.)had fallen away
theyhad fallen away

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill fall away
youwill fall away
he/she/itwill fall away
wewill fall away
you (pl.)will fall away
theywill fall away

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be falling away
youwill be falling away
he/she/itwill be falling away
wewill be falling away
you (pl.)will be falling away
theywill be falling away

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have fallen away
youwill have fallen away
he/she/itwill have fallen away
wewill have fallen away
you (pl.)will have fallen away
theywill have fallen away

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould fall away
youwould fall away
he/she/itwould fall away
wewould fall away
you (pl.)would fall away
theywould fall away