German reference
liegen
to lie / be located (horizontally)
Irregular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
Audio requires a compatible voice in your browser.
Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I lie |
| du | you lie |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it lies |
| wir | we lie |
| ihr | you (plural) lie |
| sie/Sie | they lie; you (formal) lie |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I lay |
| du | you lay |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it lay |
| wir | we lay |
| ihr | you (plural) lay |
| sie/Sie | they lay; you (formal) lay |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I lay; I have lain |
| du | you lay; you have lain |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it lay; he/she/it has lain |
| wir | we lay; we have lain |
| ihr | you (plural) lay; you (plural) have lain |
| sie/Sie | they lay; they have lain; you (formal) lay; you (formal) have lain |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had lain |
| du | you had lain |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had lain |
| wir | we had lain |
| ihr | you (plural) had lain |
| sie/Sie | they had lain; you (formal) had lain |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will lie |
| du | you will lie |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will lie |
| wir | we will lie |
| ihr | you (plural) will lie |
| sie/Sie | they will lie; you (formal) will lie |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have lain |
| du | you will have lain |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have lain |
| wir | we will have lain |
| ihr | you (plural) will have lain |
| sie/Sie | they will have lain; you (formal) will have lain |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I lie |
| du | (that) you lie |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it lies |
| wir | (that) we lie |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) lie |
| sie/Sie | (that) they lie; (that) you (formal) lie |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would lie |
| du | you would lie |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would lie |
| wir | we would lie |
| ihr | you (plural) would lie |
| sie/Sie | they would lie; you (formal) would lie |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have lain |
| du | you would have lain |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have lain |
| wir | we would have lain |
| ihr | you (plural) would have lain |
| sie/Sie | they would have lain; you (formal) would have lain |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would lie |
| du | you would lie |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would lie |
| wir | we would lie |
| ihr | you (plural) would lie |
| sie/Sie | they would lie; you (formal) would lie |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have lain |
| du | (reportedly) you have lain |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has lain |
| wir | (reportedly) we have lain |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have lain |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have lain; (reportedly) you (formal) have lain |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will lie |
| du | (reportedly) you will lie |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will lie |
| wir | (reportedly) we will lie |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will lie |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will lie; (reportedly) you (formal) will lie |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | lie! |
| ihr | lie! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | lie! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all German entries.