lie
A2 Conjugate another verb →Irregular verb
Meaning être allongé · mentir · se trouver (posé) · incomber (à qqn)
Examples
- The keys were lying on the kitchen table. Les clés étaient posées sur la table de la cuisine.
- It's an outright lie. C'est un mensonge pur et simple.
Present
Present simplePrésentA1
- I lie
- you lie
- he/she/it lies
- we lie
- you lie (plural)
- they lie
Present continuousPrésent continuA1
- I am lying
- you are lying
- he/she/it is lying
- we are lying
- you are lying (plural)
- they are lying
Present perfectA2
- I have lain
- you have lain
- he/she/it has lain
- we have lain
- you have lain (plural)
- they have lain
Present perfect continuousB1
- I have been lying
- you have been lying
- he/she/it has been lying
- we have been lying
- you have been lying (plural)
- they have been lying
In the grammar guide: Present simple · Present continuous · Present perfect · Present perfect continuous
Past Passé
Past simplePrétéritA1
- I lay
- you lay
- he/she/it lay
- we lay
- you lay (plural)
- they lay
Past continuousPrétérit continuA2
- I was lying
- you were lying
- he/she/it was lying
- we were lying
- you were lying (plural)
- they were lying
Past perfectPlus-que-parfaitB1
- I had lain
- you had lain
- he/she/it had lain
- we had lain
- you had lain (plural)
- they had lain
Past perfect continuousB2
- I had been lying
- you had been lying
- he/she/it had been lying
- we had been lying
- you had been lying (plural)
- they had been lying
In the grammar guide: Past simple · Past continuous · Past perfect · Past perfect continuous
Future Futur
Future with willFutur simpleA2
- I will lie
- you will lie
- he/she/it will lie
- we will lie
- you will lie (plural)
- they will lie
Future with going toFutur procheA1
- I am going to lie
- you are going to lie
- he/she/it is going to lie
- we are going to lie
- you are going to lie (plural)
- they are going to lie
Future continuousB1
- I will be lying
- you will be lying
- he/she/it will be lying
- we will be lying
- you will be lying (plural)
- they will be lying
Future perfectFutur antérieurB2
- I will have lain
- you will have lain
- he/she/it will have lain
- we will have lain
- you will have lain (plural)
- they will have lain
Future perfect continuousB2
- I will have been lying
- you will have been lying
- he/she/it will have been lying
- we will have been lying
- you will have been lying (plural)
- they will have been lying
In the grammar guide: Future with will · Future with going to · Future continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous
Conditional Conditionnel
ConditionalConditionnel présentB1
- I would lie
- you would lie
- he/she/it would lie
- we would lie
- you would lie (plural)
- they would lie
Conditional perfectConditionnel passéB1
- I would have lain
- you would have lain
- he/she/it would have lain
- we would have lain
- you would have lain (plural)
- they would have lain
In the grammar guide: Conditional
Imperative Impératif
In the grammar guide: Imperative
Infinitive and participles Formes impersonnelles
InfinitiveInfinitifA1
- lie
-ing formForme en -ingA1
- lying
Past participleParticipe passéA2
- lain
In the grammar guide: -ing form · Past participle
irregular form · spelling change