Past tense of fall
The past simple of fall is fell and the past participle is fallen: fall – fell – fallen.
- Base form V1
- fall
- Past simple V2
- fell
- Past participle V3
- fallen
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Meaning of fall
To lose balance and drop suddenly toward or onto the ground
- ExampleHe slipped on the ice and fell.
Fall, fell, fallen in sentences
- Past simpleThe cup fell off the table.
- Past participlePrices have fallen this year.
Common mistakes
falledfell. Fall is irregular, so it does not take -ed.Prices have fell this year.Prices have fallen this year. After have, use the past participle, fallen.
Similar verbs
Built on fall, with the same forms: befall.
All three forms different, like fall: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of fall?
Fell. For example: The cup fell off the table.
What is the past participle of fall?
Fallen. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in Prices have fallen this year.
Is fall a regular verb?
No. Fall is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
