Past tense of FALL

English Grammar

The past tense of FALL is FELL.

Pronunciation of FELL

UK: / fɛl / --- US: / fɛl /

In British English, the word "FELL" is typically pronounced as /fɛl/. This uses the open-mid front unrounded vowel /ɛ/.

In American English, the pronunciation is also /fɛl/, using the same vowel sound as in British English. However, the realization of /ɛ/ might be slightly different due to regional accents, but the phonemic transcription remains the same.

You can hear the pronunciation of FELL in this video.

Example sentences with FELL

• The bowling ball fell on his foot.
• He accidentally fell down the stairs.
• Most of the apples fell from the tree during the storm.
• They fell in love with each other.
• She fell asleep during the movie.
• He fell off the ladder and hurt his ankle.
• The leaves fell gently from the trees in autumn.
• They fell in love at first sight.
• I fell behind in my studies due to illness.
• The temperature fell below freezing overnight.
• He fell into a deep depression after the loss.
• She fell silent when asked about her past.
• The company fell on hard times during the recession.
• They fell out of touch after moving to different cities.
• He fell victim to a scam.
• She fell into the river while trying to cross it.
• The tree fell during the storm, blocking the road.
• I fell for the trick and ended up embarrassed.

Next learning activities

See our List of past tense irregular verbs in English.

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