Past Tense of Fall! The word fall is an irregular and intransitive verb. It describes actions, but the action is self-contained. It is intransitive, but adverbs, adverbial phrases, and clauses may follow it. For example
The snow fell slowly. (an adverb follows the verb fall)
Leaves fall in the autumn. (in this sentence, the verb fall is followed by an adverbial phrase)
The past tense (V2) and the past participle (V3) of fall are fell and fallen, respectively. In this article, you’ll learn the forms and conjugation of the verb fall.
Meaning: The verb fall has several meanings; some common definitions are: 1. To drop or descend towards the ground 2. To lower, as in value or worth.
What Are the Forms of Fall
| Infinitive | Present or Root Form | Past Tense or V2 | Past Participle or V3 | Present Participle or -ing Form |
| To fall | Fall | Fell | Fallen | Falling |
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Conjugation of Fall
Present Simple Tense
Structure: Subject + Verb Fall Base Form
I/We fall
He/She/It falls
You/They fall
Past Tense of Fall
Structure: Subject + Verb Fall Past Form
I/We fell
He/She/It fell
You/They fell
Future Simple Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + Verb Fall Base Form
I/We will fall
He/She/It will fall
You/They will fall
Present Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + Verb Fall Present Participle
I am falling
He/She/It is falling
We/You/They are falling
Past Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + Verb Fall Present Participle
I was falling
He/She/It was falling
We/You/They were falling
Future Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + Verb Fall Present Participle
I/We will be falling
He/She/It will be falling
You/They will be falling
Present Perfect Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + Verb Fall Past Participle
I/We have fallen
He/she/It has have fallen
You/They have fallen
Past Perfect Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + Verb Fall Past Participle
I/We had fallen
He/she/It had fallen
You/They had fallen
Future Perfect Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + Verb Fall Past Participle
I/We will have fallen
He/She/It will have fallen
You/They will have fallen
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + been + Verb Fall Present Participle
I/We have been falling
He/She/It has been falling
You/They have been falling
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + been + Verb Fall Present Participle
I/We had been falling
He/She/It had been falling
You/They had been falling
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + Auxiliary + been + Verb Fall Present Participle
I/We will have been falling
He/She/It will have been falling
You/They will have been falling
Conjugation of Fall Subjunctive Mood
Present
If I fall
If we fall
If you fall
If he/she/it fall
If they fall
Past
If I fell
If we fell
If you fell
If you fell
If he/she/it fell
If they fell
Future
If I should fall
If we should fall
If you should fall
If you should fall
If he/she/it should fall
If they should fall
Example Sentences Fall, Fell, and Fallen
The road is very icy, so be careful you don’t fall.
The baby fell on the ice.
In the next mile, the river falls 500 meters.
The price of fuel has fallen again this month.
My dad’s temperature finally started falling.
