VERBONKSPlay freeFall past tense and past participlefall · fell · fallen
The past participle (the 3rd form) of fall is fallen and the past simple is fell. The three forms are fall, fell, fallen. Not "falled"! fall is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Fall in a sentence
I fell off my chair laughing.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I fall · she falls |
| Present continuous | I am falling · they are falling |
| Past simple | I fell · she fell · they fell |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't fall · she didn't fall |
| Past simple, question | Did you fall? · Did she fall? |
| Present perfect | I have fallen · she has fallen |
| Past perfect | I had fallen |
| Future | I will fall |
Common mistakes with fall
✗ I falled✓ I fell✗ I didn't fell✓ I didn't fall✗ Did you fell?✓ Did you fall?✗ I have fell✓ I have fallen
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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fall significa caer. Pasado: fell. Participio: fallen.
🍽️ fall runs with The -en Gang
take · took · taken
The -en Gang leaves the same signature at every crime scene: two little letters, -en. In the past they wear disguises (took, ate, gave, fell), but in the participle they just can't resist signing their work: taken, eaten, given, fallen, beaten. Look for the -en after "have" and you've got them.
🔎 How to spot one: The participle ends in -en. The past is the one in disguise.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| take | took | taken |
| eat | ate | eaten |
| give | gave | given |
| fall | fell | fallen |
| beat | beat | beaten |
Questions about fall
What is the past tense of fall?
The past simple of "fall" is "fell". Example: I fell off my chair laughing.
What is the past participle of fall?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "fall" is "fallen", as in "I have fallen".
What are the 3 forms of fall?
V1 fall, V2 fell, V3 fallen.
Is fall a regular or an irregular verb?
"fall" is an irregular verb: the past is not "falled" but "fell".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de fall?
"fall" significa "caer". Pasado: fell. Participio: fallen.