Traer (to bring) and Caer (to fall) are irregular in El Presente, but only in the 'yo' form. The rest of the endings are regular.
Learn how to conjugate "traer" and "caer" in El Presente in Spanish
| yo |
traigo |
caigo |
| tú |
traes |
caes |
| él / ella / Ud. |
trae |
cae |
nosotros / nosotras
|
traemos |
caemos |
vosotros / vosotras
|
traéis |
caéis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. |
traen |
caen |
Note that the verb caer is generally used with the reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, os, se). Look at and listen to these examples:
TRAER:
Yo traigo mi maleta.I bring my suitcase.
¿Tú traes a tus padres a la graduación?Are you bringing your parents to the graduation ceremony?
Ella trae la tarta para tu fiesta de cumpleaños.She's bringing the cake for your birthday party.
Nosotros traemos las herramientas.We're bringing the tools.
Vosotras traéis la cesta y la manta para el picnic.You're bringing the hamper and the blanket for the picnic.
Ellos traen el pastel a la fiesta.They are bringing the cake to the party.
¿Ustedes traen todo el dinero en la maleta?Are you bringing all the money in the briefcase? [lit: do you bring]
CAER:
Siempre me caigo bajando las escaleras.I always fall going downstairs.
Va a doler si te caes.It is going to hurt if you fall. [you=tú]
Ella nunca se cae.She never falls.
¡Nos caemos!We are falling!
¡Cuidado chicos, os caéis!Careful guys, you're falling! [you=vosotros]
Las llaves se caen al suelo.The keys fall on the floor.
El árbol cae encima de la casa.The tree falls on top ot the house.
For more verbs that follows a similar pattern, see:
Verbos yo-go (presente)
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