fall
Base form
fall
/fɔːl/
Past simple
fell
/fel/
Past participle
fallen
/ˈfɔːlən/
MeaningA1
to drop down towards the ground
to fall in love
In use
- Negative · Form 1Hold the rail so you don’t fall on the icy steps.
- After a modal verb · Form 1Be careful, that vase might fall off the shelf.
- Past simple · Form 2Tom fell off his bike on the way to school yesterday.
- Past simple · Form 2Last winter my grandmother fell on the ice and broke her wrist.
- Present perfect · Form 3House prices have fallen a lot in our area this year.
- Past perfect · Form 3By the time we got home, the baby had fallen asleep in the car.
Watch out
Fell is the past, fallen comes after have: prices have fell → prices have fallen. Felled is for cutting down trees.
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