to fall — English conjugation

Frequency#7289Irregular

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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