English Conjugation

Verb conjugation

Conjugate To lie in English

Irregular verb
lie, lay, lain
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Indicative

Present (simple)

  • I lie
  • you lie
  • he lies
  • we lie
  • you lie
  • they lie

Present progressive / continuous

  • I am lying
  • you are lying
  • he is lying
  • we are lying
  • you are lying
  • they are lying

Past (simple)

  • I lay
  • you lay
  • he lay
  • we lay
  • you lay
  • they lay

Past progressive / continuous

  • I was lying
  • you were lying
  • he was lying
  • we were lying
  • you were lying
  • they were lying

Present perfect (simple)

  • I have lain
  • you have lain
  • he has lain
  • we have lain
  • you have lain
  • they have lain

Present perfect progressive / continuous

  • I have been lying
  • you have been lying
  • he has been lying
  • we have been lying
  • you have been lying
  • they have been lying

Past perfect

  • I had lain
  • you had lain
  • he had lain
  • we had lain
  • you had lain
  • they had lain

Past perfect progressive / continuous

  • I had been lying
  • you had been lying
  • he had been lying
  • we had been lying
  • you had been lying
  • they had been lying

Future

  • I will lie
  • you will lie
  • he will lie
  • we will lie
  • you will lie
  • they will lie

Future progressive / continuous

  • I will be lying
  • you will be lying
  • he will be lying
  • we will be lying
  • you will be lying
  • they will be lying

Future perfect

  • I will have lain
  • you will have lain
  • he will have lain
  • we will have lain
  • you will have lain
  • they will have lain

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been lying
  • you will have been lying
  • he will have been lying
  • we will have been lying
  • you will have been lying
  • they will have been lying

Conditional

Simple

  • I would lie
  • you would lie
  • he would lie
  • we would lie
  • you would lie
  • they would lie

Progressive

  • I would be lying
  • you would be lying
  • he would be lying
  • we would be lying
  • you would be lying
  • they would be lying

Perfect

  • I would have lain
  • you would have lain
  • he would have lain
  • we would have lain
  • you would have lain
  • they would have lain

Perfect progressive

  • I would have been lying
  • you would have been lying
  • he would have been lying
  • we would have been lying
  • you would have been lying
  • they would have been lying

Infinitive

Infinitive

  • to lie

Imperative

Imperative

  • lie
  • Let's lie
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