caer vs. caerse ¿Cuál es la diferencia?

caer – to fall caigo caemos caes caéis cae caen

La lámpara.

El bote de basura

La lámpara cae del bote de basura.

la piña

La vaca

La piña cae de la vaca

Los fuegos artificiales caen del cielo.

caerse – to fall down te caes os caéis se cae se caen me caigo nos caemos te caes os caéis se cae se caen

El hombre se cae en el agua.

Los niños se caen.

El hombre se cae de las escaleras.

What’s up with the word ‘se’? It’s a reflexive pronoun. When you use a reflexive pronoun, it makes the verb reflexive. That means the action of the verb reflects back to the person doing the action. The person doing the action is the subject of the sentence.

¿Entienden Uds.? (Do you all understand?)

(Spanish) me nos te os se se Please write the reflexive pronouns on your ‘go’ verbs notes next to ‘caerse’. (leave room for the English) (Spanish) me nos te os se se

Please write the reflexive pronouns on your ‘go’ verbs notes next to ‘caerse’ (English) myself ourselves yourself yourselves yourself yourselves himself themselves herself itself

So when you conjugate caerse… 1. cut off the ‘se’ (caerse) 2. write the reflexive pronouns in the chart. me nos te os se se 3. add the conjugated pieces of caer. me caigo nos caemos te caes os caéis se cae se caen

¿Entienden Uds.? (Does everyone understand?)

caerse – to fall down te caes os caéis se cae se caen (Spanish) me caigo nos caemos te caes os caéis se cae se caen

caerse – to fall down (English literal meaning) I fall myself down We fall ourselves down You fall yourself down Y’all fall yourselves down You fall yourself down Y’all fall yourselves down He falls himself down They fall themselves down She falls herself down It falls itself down

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. El hombre – the man

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. La mujer – the woman

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. Ellos - they

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. El árbol – the tree

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. Los libros – the books

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. Ella - she

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. El edificio – the building

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. Los niños – the boys

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. Ella - she

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. La pared – the wall

Please describe, in Spanish, what’s going on in the picture. Las atletas – the athletes