German reference
bleiben
to stay, remain
Irregular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I stay |
| du | you stay |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it stays |
| wir | we stay |
| ihr | you (plural) stay |
| sie/Sie | they stay; you (formal) stay |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I stayed |
| du | you stayed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it stayed |
| wir | we stayed |
| ihr | you (plural) stayed |
| sie/Sie | they stayed; you (formal) stayed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I stayed; I have stayed |
| du | you stayed; you have stayed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it stayed; he/she/it has stayed |
| wir | we stayed; we have stayed |
| ihr | you (plural) stayed; you (plural) have stayed |
| sie/Sie | they stayed; they have stayed; you (formal) stayed; you (formal) have stayed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had stayed |
| du | you had stayed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had stayed |
| wir | we had stayed |
| ihr | you (plural) had stayed |
| sie/Sie | they had stayed; you (formal) had stayed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will stay |
| du | you will stay |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will stay |
| wir | we will stay |
| ihr | you (plural) will stay |
| sie/Sie | they will stay; you (formal) will stay |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have stayed |
| du | you will have stayed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have stayed |
| wir | we will have stayed |
| ihr | you (plural) will have stayed |
| sie/Sie | they will have stayed; you (formal) will have stayed |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I stay |
| du | (that) you stay |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it stays |
| wir | (that) we stay |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) stay |
| sie/Sie | (that) they stay; (that) you (formal) stay |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would stay |
| du | you would stay |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would stay |
| wir | we would stay |
| ihr | you (plural) would stay |
| sie/Sie | they would stay; you (formal) would stay |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have stayed |
| du | you would have stayed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have stayed |
| wir | we would have stayed |
| ihr | you (plural) would have stayed |
| sie/Sie | they would have stayed; you (formal) would have stayed |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would stay |
| du | you would stay |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would stay |
| wir | we would stay |
| ihr | you (plural) would stay |
| sie/Sie | they would stay; you (formal) would stay |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have stayed |
| du | (reportedly) you have stayed |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has stayed |
| wir | (reportedly) we have stayed |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have stayed |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have stayed; (reportedly) you (formal) have stayed |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will stay |
| du | (reportedly) you will stay |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will stay |
| wir | (reportedly) we will stay |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will stay |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will stay; (reportedly) you (formal) will stay |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | stay! |
| ihr | stay! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | stay! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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