Past tense of befall
The past simple of befall is befell and the past participle is befallen: befall – befell – befallen.
- Base form V1
- befall
- Past simple V2
- befell
- Past participle V3
- befallen
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Meaning of befall
If trouble or misfortune befalls a person, it happens to them
- ExampleNo one knows what disaster befell the crew of that ship.
Befall, befell, befallen in sentences
- Past simpleDisaster befell the crew.
- Past participleWorse has befallen this family.
Common mistakes
befalledbefell. Befall is irregular, so it does not take -ed.Worse has befell this family.Worse has befallen this family. After have, use the past participle, befallen.
Similar verbs
Befall is built on fall and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like befall: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of befall?
Befell. For example: Disaster befell the crew.
What is the past participle of befall?
Befallen. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in Worse has befallen this family.
Is befall a regular verb?
No. Befall is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
