to fall down — English conjugation

Frequency#16907Irregular

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 down
youfall down
he/she/itfalls down
wefall down
you (pl.)fall down
theyfall down

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 down
youfell down
he/she/itfell down
wefell down
you (pl.)fell down
theyfell down

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 down
youare falling down
he/she/itis falling down
weare falling down
you (pl.)are falling down
theyare falling down

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 down
youwere falling down
he/she/itwas falling down
wewere falling down
you (pl.)were falling down
theywere falling down

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 down
youhave fallen down
he/she/ithas fallen down
wehave fallen down
you (pl.)have fallen down
theyhave fallen down

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 down
youhad fallen down
he/she/ithad fallen down
wehad fallen down
you (pl.)had fallen down
theyhad fallen down

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 down
youwill fall down
he/she/itwill fall down
wewill fall down
you (pl.)will fall down
theywill fall down

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 down
youwill be falling down
he/she/itwill be falling down
wewill be falling down
you (pl.)will be falling down
theywill be falling down

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 down
youwill have fallen down
he/she/itwill have fallen down
wewill have fallen down
you (pl.)will have fallen down
theywill have fallen down

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 down
youwould fall down
he/she/itwould fall down
wewould fall down
you (pl.)would fall down
theywould fall down