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Conjugation Chart of “Caerse” (to fall down) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Caerse”

The Imperfect Tense of caerse is used to describe actions that were ongoing or repeated in the past, for example, Me caía con frecuencia cuando era niño. (I used to fall frequently when I was a child.)

This verb follows the accented -ía conjugation pattern in the Imperfect Tense, where the accent falls on the second-to-last syllable.

How to Use Caerse in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of caerse is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, as well as descriptions and states of being.

Falling or dropping repeatedly: For example, De niño, me caía mucho al andar en bicicleta. (As a child, I fell a lot while riding my bike.)

Being in the process of falling: For example, Me caía de la silla cuando llegaste. (I was falling off the chair when you arrived.)

Describing a past state or condition: For example, La casa se caía a pedazos. (The house was falling apart.)

Idiomatic usage: For example, Me caía bien tu amigo. (I liked your friend.) Se me caía la baba con esa actriz. (I was drooling over that actress.)

Real Life Examples of Caerse in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, me caía con frecuencia mientras jugaba. (When I was a child, I used to fall frequently while playing.)

Mi abuela se caía a menudo debido a su mala vista. (My grandmother often fell due to her poor eyesight.)

En la clase de baile, nos caíamos al intentar los pasos difíciles. (In the dance class, we used to fall while trying the difficult steps.)

Cada vez que te caías, te levantabas y seguías adelante. (Every time you fell, you got up and kept going.)

El equipo de fútbol se caía constantemente durante los entrenamientos. (The soccer team kept falling during practice.)

Cuando me caía de pequeño, mi madre me consolaba con un abrazo. (When I fell as a child, my mother comforted me with a hug.)

En la obra de teatro, el actor se caía a propósito para hacer reír al público. (In the play, the actor purposely fell to make the audience laugh.)

Mis amigos y yo nos caíamos de la risa con las bromas tontas. (My friends and I used to fall over laughing at silly jokes.)

Aunque te caías muchas veces, nunca te rendías. (Even though you fell many times, you never gave up.)

El anciano se caía con frecuencia debido a su falta de equilibrio. (The elderly man often fell due to his lack of balance.)

Cuando me caía de la bicicleta, me raspaba las rodillas. (When I fell off my bike, I scraped my knees.)

En la fiesta, algunos invitados se caían después de beber demasiado. (At the party, some guests fell after drinking too much.)

Aunque te caías una y otra vez, nunca perdías la esperanza. (Even though you kept falling, you never lost hope.)

Los niños se caían mientras corrían por el parque. (The children fell while running in the park.)

Cada vez que me caía, aprendía una lección valiosa sobre la perseverancia. (Every time I fell, I learned a valuable lesson about perseverance.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Caerse (to fall down) in the Imperfect Tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.