Caerse Conjugation | How to Conjugate Caerse in Spanish

Caerse means “to fall” or “to fall down,” often emphasizing an accidental or complete fall. You will learn its irregular pronominal forms, clitic placement, cayendo/caído, and commands.

Caerse conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Caerse is pronominal and combines person-matched clitics with its irregular families: me caigo, se cayó / se cayeron, me caiga, me cayera, and cayendo.

Caerse gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The pronominal infinitive keeps se. The gerund can carry an attached clitic, and compound non-finite forms combine the clitic with haber. The participle caído remains invariant in compound forms.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	caerse	to fall / fall down
Gerund	cayéndose	falling / falling down
Past participle	caído	fallen
Compound infinitive	haberse caído	to have fallen
Compound gerund	habiéndose caído	having fallen

Caerse meaning and essential uses

RAE explicitly records pronominal caerse in several falling senses. It is especially common for people or things losing balance, becoming detached, or falling completely: Me caí de la bicicleta. — “I fell off the bicycle.”

Spanish often uses the accidental-event pattern se me cayó algo: Se me cayó el vaso. — “I dropped the glass / the glass fell on me accidentally.” This is not equivalent to deliberately saying “I dropped it.”

Caerse irregular conjugation patterns

Present is me caigo, te caes, se cae, nos caemos, os caéis, se caen. Preterite is me caí, te caíste, se cayó, nos caímos, os caísteis, se cayeron.

Present subjunctive uses caig-; past/future subjunctive use cayer-. Affirmative commands attach the clitic: cáete, caígase, caigámonos, cáeos, caíganse.

Caerse indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Caerse present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The first-person singular is me caigo; the clitic always matches the subject.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me caigo	I fall / fall down
Tú — you, singular informal	te caes	you fall / fall down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se cae	he / she falls / falls down; you fall / fall down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos caemos	we fall / fall down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os caéis	you fall / fall down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se caen	they fall / fall down; you fall / fall down (plural)

• Me caigo si corro sobre hielo. — I fall if I run on ice.

Caerse preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. Third-person forms are se cayó / se cayeron; other persons keep the accented caí- family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me caí	I fell / fell down
Tú — you, singular informal	te caíste	you fell / fell down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se cayó	he / she fell / fell down; you fell / fell down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos caímos	we fell / fell down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os caísteis	you fell / fell down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se cayeron	they fell / fell down; you fell / fell down (plural)

• Ayer me caí de la bicicleta. — Yesterday I fell off the bicycle.

Caerse imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The clitic precedes haber, followed by accented participle caído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me caía	I used to fall / fall down / was falling / falling down
Tú — you, singular informal	te caías	you used to fall / fall down / were falling / falling down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se caía	he / she used to fall / fall down / was falling / falling down; you used to fall / fall down / were falling / falling down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos caíamos	we used to fall / fall down / were falling / falling down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os caíais	you used to fall / fall down / were falling / falling down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se caían	they used to fall / fall down / were falling / falling down; you used to fall / fall down / were falling / falling down (plural)

• De niño me caía con frecuencia. — As a child, I used to fall frequently.

Caerse present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. The main table uses proclisis before estar. Enclisis on the gerund is also standard: estoy cayéndome.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me estoy cayendo	I am falling / falling down
Tú — you, singular informal	te estás cayendo	you are falling / falling down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se está cayendo	he / she is falling / falling down; you are falling / falling down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos estamos cayendo	we are falling / falling down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os estáis cayendo	you are falling / falling down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se están cayendo	they are falling / falling down; you are falling / falling down (plural)

• Me estoy cayendo. — I am falling.

Caerse near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. The main table uses proclisis before ir. Enclisis on the infinitive is also standard: voy a caerme.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me voy a caer	I am going to fall / fall down
Tú — you, singular informal	te vas a caer	you are going to fall / fall down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se va a caer	he / she is going to fall / fall down; you are going to fall / fall down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos vamos a caer	we are going to fall / fall down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os vais a caer	you are going to fall / fall down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se van a caer	they are going to fall / fall down; you are going to fall / fall down (plural)

• Me voy a caer si no me agarro. — I am going to fall if I do not hold on.

Caerse future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me caeré	I will fall / fall down
Tú — you, singular informal	te caerás	you will fall / fall down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se caerá	he / she will fall / fall down; you will fall / fall down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos caeremos	we will fall / fall down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os caeréis	you will fall / fall down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se caerán	they will fall / fall down; you will fall / fall down (plural)

• Nos caeremos si el suelo sigue mojado. — We will fall if the floor stays wet.

Caerse conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me caería	I would fall / fall down
Tú — you, singular informal	te caerías	you would fall / fall down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se caería	he / she would fall / fall down; you would fall / fall down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos caeríamos	we would fall / fall down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os caeríais	you would fall / fall down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se caerían	they would fall / fall down; you would fall / fall down (plural)

• Me caería sin esa barandilla. — I would fall without that railing.

Caerse present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. The clitic precedes haber, followed by accented participle caído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me he caído	I have fallen / fallen down
Tú — you, singular informal	te has caído	you have fallen / fallen down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se ha caído	he / she has fallen / fallen down; you have fallen / fallen down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hemos caído	we have fallen / fallen down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habéis caído	you have fallen / fallen down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se han caído	they have fallen / fallen down; you have fallen / fallen down (plural)

• Me he caído dos veces hoy. — I have fallen twice today.

Caerse past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. The clitic precedes haber, followed by accented participle caído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me había caído	I had fallen / fallen down
Tú — you, singular informal	te habías caído	you had fallen / fallen down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se había caído	he / she had fallen / fallen down; you had fallen / fallen down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habíamos caído	we had fallen / fallen down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habíais caído	you had fallen / fallen down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habían caído	they had fallen / fallen down; you had fallen / fallen down (plural)

• Ya se había caído una rama. — A branch had already fallen.

Caerse future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. The clitic precedes haber, followed by accented participle caído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habré caído	I will have fallen / fallen down
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrás caído	you will have fallen / fallen down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habrá caído	he / she will have fallen / fallen down; you will have fallen / fallen down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habremos caído	we will have fallen / fallen down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habréis caído	you will have fallen / fallen down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrán caído	they will have fallen / fallen down; you will have fallen / fallen down (plural)

• Para entonces se habrán caído muchas hojas. — By then many leaves will have fallen.

Caerse conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. The clitic precedes haber, followed by accented participle caído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me habría caído	I would have fallen / fallen down
Tú — you, singular informal	te habrías caído	you would have fallen / fallen down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se habría caído	he / she would have fallen / fallen down; you would have fallen / fallen down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos habríamos caído	we would have fallen / fallen down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os habríais caído	you would have fallen / fallen down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se habrían caído	they would have fallen / fallen down; you would have fallen / fallen down (plural)

• Me habría caído sin tu ayuda. — I would have fallen without your help.

Caerse subjunctive conjugations

Caerse present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. Present subjunctive uses caig-, with the clitic before the finite verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me caiga	that I fall / fall down
Tú — you, singular informal	te caigas	that you fall / fall down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se caiga	that he / she fall / fall down; that you fall / fall down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos caigamos	that we fall / fall down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os caigáis	that you fall / fall down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se caigan	that they fall / fall down; that you fall / fall down (plural)

• Temo que te caigas. — I am afraid that you will fall.

Caerse imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. These forms use cayer-; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me cayera	that I fell / fell down
Tú — you, singular informal	te cayeras	that you fell / fell down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se cayera	that he / she fell / fell down; that you fell / fell down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos cayéramos	that we fell / fell down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os cayerais	that you fell / fell down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se cayeran	that they fell / fell down; that you fell / fell down (plural)

• Preferían que no nos cayéramos. — They preferred that we not fall.
• Era posible que se cayese otra rama. — It was possible that another branch would fall.

Caerse future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms use cayer-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me cayere	if / when I should fall / fall down
Tú — you, singular informal	te cayeres	if / when you should fall / fall down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se cayere	if / when he / she should fall / fall down; if / when you should fall / fall down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos cayéremos	if / when we should fall / fall down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os cayereis	if / when you should fall / fall down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se cayeren	if / when they should fall / fall down; if / when you should fall / fall down (plural)

• Quien se cayere durante la actividad deberá avisar al responsable. — Whoever should fall during the activity must notify the person in charge.

Caerse present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. The clitic precedes haber, followed by accented participle caído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me haya caído	that I have fallen / fallen down
Tú — you, singular informal	te hayas caído	that you have fallen / fallen down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se haya caído	that he / she has fallen / fallen down; that you have fallen / fallen down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hayamos caído	that we have fallen / fallen down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hayáis caído	that you have fallen / fallen down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hayan caído	that they have fallen / fallen down; that you have fallen / fallen down (plural)

• Me alegra que no te hayas caído. — I am glad that you did not fall.

Caerse past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. The clitic precedes haber, followed by accented participle caído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiera caído	that I had fallen / fallen down
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieras caído	that you had fallen / fallen down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiera caído	that he / she had fallen / fallen down; that you had fallen / fallen down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéramos caído	that we had fallen / fallen down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubierais caído	that you had fallen / fallen down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieran caído	that they had fallen / fallen down; that you had fallen / fallen down (plural)

• Si me hubiera caído, me habría hecho daño. — If I had fallen, I would have hurt myself.
• Si te hubieses caído de la escalera, habría sido peligroso. — If you had fallen from the ladder, it would have been dangerous.

Caerse future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. The clitic precedes haber, followed by accented participle caído.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	me hubiere caído	if / when I should have fallen / fallen down
Tú — you, singular informal	te hubieres caído	if / when you should have fallen / fallen down
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	se hubiere caído	if / when he / she should have fallen / fallen down; if / when you should have fallen / fallen down (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	nos hubiéremos caído	if / when we should have fallen / fallen down
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	os hubiereis caído	if / when you should have fallen / fallen down (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	se hubieren caído	if / when they should have fallen / fallen down; if / when you should have fallen / fallen down (plural)

• Si se hubieren caído objetos del estante, deberán retirarse. — If objects should have fallen from the shelf, they must be removed.

Caerse imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Caerse affirmative commands

Usage-sensitive. These affirmative forms are morphologically valid, but ordinary “fall!” commands are uncommon outside choreography, controlled exercises, dramatic directions, or figurative contexts. Treat the table primarily as reference morphology.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	cáete	fall
Usted — you, singular formal	caígase	fall (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	caigámonos	let’s fall
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	cáeos	fall (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	caíganse	fall (plural)

• Cáete hacia atrás sobre la colchoneta. — Fall backward onto the mat. (controlled exercise instruction)

Caerse negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the person-matched clitic and the verb. With caerse, these negative commands are especially common for warnings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no te caigas	do not fall
Usted — you, singular formal	no se caiga	do not fall (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no nos caigamos	let’s not fall
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no os caigáis	do not fall (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no se caigan	do not fall (plural)

• No te caigas. — Do not fall.

Common constructions with Caerse

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• caerse al suelo / caerse de + place. — to fall to the ground / fall from somewhere.
• caerse una cosa. — for something to fall or come off.
• se me / te / le cayó algo. — accidental-event pattern: something fell / was dropped accidentally.

Example sentences with Caerse

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Se me cayó el vaso. — I dropped the glass accidentally.
• Cuidado, te vas a caer. — Careful, you are going to fall.
• Estoy cayéndome. — I am falling.
• Espero que no te caigas. — I hope you do not fall.
• Se han caído varias hojas. — Several leaves have fallen.
• No se caigan al bajar las escaleras. — Do not fall while going down the stairs.

Regional and usage notes for Caerse

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos te caés con facilidad en ese hielo. — You fall easily on that ice. (voseo)
• Caete hacia atrás sobre la colchoneta. — Fall backward onto the mat. (affirmative vos; controlled exercise)

Caerse combines the irregular morphology of caer with pronominal clitics. Pay special attention to se cayó / se cayeron, cayendo, caído, and the accidental pattern se me cayó.