¿Por qué caigo en vez de caí?
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We had a quiz in class ¿Hay o no hay error?
Por poco me caí. I said no hay error, but it should be caigo & I don't understand it. I almost fell down.
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updated Sep 30, 2009
posted by motley
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Isn't it a question of tense? If you're talking about the past, then you almost fell... but could be like "everytime I come down these stairs, I almost fall"... or from the present perspective in the past; "I was walking down the stairs. My foot slips and I almost fall, but I grab the rail and I'm okay".
However that is English, there may be other rules at play en Español 
updated Sep 30, 2009
posted by AnnoLoki
Tks Alex, I'm looking for a rule & wondering if other verbs are similiar - motley, Sep 30, 2009
