Belgian Dutch reference

liegen

to lie, tell a lie

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Dutch as used in Belgium, with separate jij / je, gij / ge and u rows. Alternatives are retained where supplied.

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Indicative

Present

liegen: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI tell a lie
jij / jeyou tell a lie
gij / geyou (Flemish) tell a lie
uyou (formal) tell a lie
hij / zij / hethe/she/it tells a lie
wij / wewe tell a lie
jullieyou (plural) tell a lie
zij / zethey tell a lie

Simple past

liegen: Simple past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI told a lie
jij / jeyou told a lie
gij / geyou (Flemish) told a lie
uyou (formal) told a lie
hij / zij / hethe/she/it told a lie
wij / wewe told a lie
jullieyou (plural) told a lie
zij / zethey told a lie

Compound past

liegen: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI told a lie; I have told a lie
jij / jeyou told a lie; you have told a lie
gij / geyou (Flemish) told a lie; you (Flemish) have told a lie
uyou (formal) told a lie; you (formal) have told a lie
hij / zij / hethe/she/it told a lie; he/she/it has told a lie
wij / wewe told a lie; we have told a lie
jullieyou (plural) told a lie; you (plural) have told a lie
zij / zethey told a lie; they have told a lie

Past perfect

liegen: Past perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI had told a lie
jij / jeyou had told a lie
gij / geyou (Flemish) had told a lie
uyou (formal) had told a lie
hij / zij / hethe/she/it had told a lie
wij / wewe had told a lie
jullieyou (plural) had told a lie
zij / zethey had told a lie

Future

liegen: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will tell a lie
jij / jeyou will tell a lie
gij / geyou (Flemish) will tell a lie
uyou (formal) will tell a lie
hij / zij / hethe/she/it will tell a lie
wij / wewe will tell a lie
jullieyou (plural) will tell a lie
zij / zethey will tell a lie

Future perfect

liegen: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI will have told a lie
jij / jeyou will have told a lie
gij / geyou (Flemish) will have told a lie
uyou (formal) will have told a lie
hij / zij / hethe/she/it will have told a lie
wij / wewe will have told a lie
jullieyou (plural) will have told a lie
zij / zethey will have told a lie

Future (gaan)

liegen: Future (gaan)
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI am going to tell a lie
jij / jeyou are going to tell a lie
gij / geyou (Flemish) are going to tell a lie
uyou (formal) are going to tell a lie
hij / zij / hethe/she/it is going to tell a lie
wij / wewe are going to tell a lie
jullieyou (plural) are going to tell a lie
zij / zethey are going to tell a lie

Conditional

Conditional

liegen: Conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would tell a lie
jij / jeyou would tell a lie
gij / geyou (Flemish) would tell a lie
uyou (formal) would tell a lie
hij / zij / hethe/she/it would tell a lie
wij / wewe would tell a lie
jullieyou (plural) would tell a lie
zij / zethey would tell a lie

Conditional perfect

liegen: Conditional perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ikI would have told a lie
jij / jeyou would have told a lie
gij / geyou (Flemish) would have told a lie
uyou (formal) would have told a lie
hij / zij / hethe/she/it would have told a lie
wij / wewe would have told a lie
jullieyou (plural) would have told a lie
zij / zethey would have told a lie

Imperative

Imperative

liegen: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
jij / jetell a lie!
gij / getell a lie! (Flemish)
utell a lie! (formal)
jullietell a lie! (plural)

Additional forms

Infinitive with te
Present participle
Past participle

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