German Verb Conjugation
LIEGEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
Also see legen below!
The German verb liegen (to lie, recline, rest) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS
Introduction
The irregular/strong verb liegen (lie) is often confused with the regular/weak verb legen (lay). If you have trouble with "lie" and "lay" in English, learning the German distinction will help you! See the legen chart below with examples of the contrast with liegen.
LIEGEN: Present | Past | Future | Subjunctive | All Verbs
Principal Parts: liegen • lag • gelegen
Imperative (Commands): (du) Lieg(e)! | (ihr) Liegt! | Liegen Sie!
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| LIEGEN Present Tense - Präsens |
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| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich liege | I lie/recline I am lying/reclining |
| du liegst | you lie/recline you are lying/reclining |
| er liegt sie liegt es liegt |
he lies/reclines he is lying/reclining she lies/reclines she is lying/reclining it lies/reclines it is lying/reclining |
| PLURAL | |
| wir liegen | we lie/recline we are lying/reclining |
| ihr liegt | you (guys) lie/recline you (guys) are lying/reclining |
| sie liegen | they lie/recline they are lying/reclining |
| Sie liegen | you lie/recline you are lying/reclining |
| Examples: Er liegt immer noch im Bett. He's still lying in bed. München liegt in Bayern. Munich lies [is] in Bavaria. Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. The book is (lying) on the table. |
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LEGEN: Present | Past | All Verbs
Principal Parts: legen • legte • gelegt
Imperative (Commands): (du) Leg(e)! | (ihr) Legt! | Legen Sie!
NOTE: The weak German verb legen is similar to English "lay." But in German it can also mean "to put" something down (horizontally) or to "lay" something down. This contrasts with the strong verb liegen (above), which means to "lie" at rest, to "recline," or to "be situated" somewhere. If you mix the two up, it sounds very dumb in German! See the lesson Verb Pairs - Dual Verbs for more.
| LEGEN Present Tense - Präsens |
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| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich lege | I lay/put I am laying/putting |
| du legst | you lay/put you are laying/putting |
| er legt sie legt es legt |
he lays/puts he is laying/putting she lays/puts she is laying/putting it lays/puts it is laying/putting |
| PLURAL | |
| wir legen | we lay/put we are laying/putting |
| ihr legt | you (guys) lay/put you (guys) are laying/putting |
| sie legen | they lay/put they are laying/putting |
| Sie legen | you lay/put you are laying/putting |
| Examples: Leg das Buch auf den Tisch. Put [lay] the book on the table. |
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| See the lesson Verb Pairs - Dual Verbs for more about legen and liegen. | |
Weak verbs all follow the same predictable pattern in the past that you see below:
| LEGEN Past Tenses - Präsens |
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| Simple Past | Compound Past |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich/er legte I/he laid/put |
ich habe gelegt I laid/put I have laid/put |
| PLURAL | |
| wir/Sie/sie legten we/you/they laid/put |
wir haben gelegt we laid/put we have laid/put |
| See the lesson Verb Pairs - Dual Verbs for more about legen and liegen. | |
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