Summary: AUDIO below, with a native speaker. La voiture a percuté le coureur qui est tombé. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsSyAFcT3ZA) The car hit the racer who fell. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsSyAFcT3ZA) TOMB- is the root of the verb -ER is the ending of the verb Indicatif - Indicative Mode .... statements présent .... present tense je tombe .... I fall* je ne tombe pas .... I don’t fall je tombe .... I fall tu tombes .... you fall elle tombe .... she falls il tombe .... he/it falls on tombe .... we fall nous tombons .... we fall vous tombez .... you fall elles tombent .... they fall ils tombent .... they fall *also I’m falling… imparfait .... imperfect je tombais .... I used to fall* je ne tombais pas .... I didn’t use to fall je tombais .... I used to fall tu tombais .... you used to fall elle tombait .... she used to fall il tombait .... he/it used to fall on tombait .... we used to fall nous tombions .... we used to fall vous tombiez .... you used to fall elles tombaient .... they used to fall ils tombaient .... they used to fall •also I would fall, I was falling… passé composé .... preterit or present perfect je suis tombé/e .... I fell* je ne suis pas tombé/e .... I didn’t fall je suis tombé/e .... I fell tu es tombé/e .... you fell elle est tombée .... she fell il est tombé .... he/it fell on est tombé/s/es .... we fell nous sommes tombés/es .... we fell vous êtes tombés/es .... you fell elles sont tombées .... they fell ils sont tombés .... they fell *also I have fallen… futur simple .... future tense je tomberai .... I will fall je ne tomberai pas .... I won’t fall je tomberai .... I will fall tu tomberas .... you will fall elle tombera .... she will fall il tombera .... he/it will fall on tombera .... we will fall nous tomberons .... we will fall vous tomberez .... you will fall elles tomberont .... they will fall ils tomberont .... they will fall Continue with this verb - and many more - in the Premium members' area (http://www.frenchetc.org/2009/05/07/tomber-to-fall-all-tenses/ ). Related : Bicycle terms (http://www.frenchetc.org/2010/05/31/bicycle-terms/ ) . Tenses and modes (../grammar-insight/tenses-and-modes/) . 52 Very First French Verbs (../2008/01/14/french-verb-podcast/). AUDIO
