lie: verb conjugation and noun forms

Conjugation of the verb lie[laɪ], irregular     

lie not lielie?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I lie
you lie
he/she/it lies
we lie
you lie
they lie

Present Continuous

I am lying
you are lying
he/she/it is lying
we are lying
you are lying
they are lying

Present Perfect

I have lain
you have lain
he/she/it has lain
we have lain
you have lain
they have lain

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been lying
you have been lying
he/she/it has been lying
we have been lying
you have been lying
they have been lying

Past Indefinite

I lay
you lay
he/she/it lay
we lay
you lay
they lay

Past Continuous

I was lying
you were lying
he/she/it was lying
we were lying
you were lying
they were lying

Past Perfect

I had lain
you had lain
he/she/it had lain
we had lain
you had lain
they had lain

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been lying
you had been lying
he/she/it had been lying
we had been lying
you had been lying
they had been lying

Future Indefinite

I will lie
you will lie
he/she/it will lie
we will lie
you will lie
they will lie

Future Continuous

I will be lying
you will be lying
he/she/it 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/she/it 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/she/it will have been lying
we will have been lying
you will have been lying
they will have been lying

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't lie
you don't lie
he/she/it doesn't lie
we don't lie
you don't lie
they don't lie

Present Continuous

I am not lying
you aren't lying
he/she/it isn't lying
we aren't lying
you aren't lying
they aren't lying

Present Perfect

I haven't lain
you haven't lain
he/she/it hasn't lain
we haven't lain
you haven't lain
they haven't lain

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been lying
you haven't been lying
he/she/it hasn't been lying
we haven't been lying
you haven't been lying
they haven't been lying

Past Indefinite

I didn't lie
you didn't lie
he/she/it didn't lie
we didn't lie
you didn't lie
they didn't lie

Past Continuous

I wasn't lying
you weren't lying
he/she/it wasn't lying
we weren't lying
you weren't lying
they weren't lying

Past Perfect

I hadn't lain
you hadn't lain
he/she/it hadn't lain
we hadn't lain
you hadn't lain
they hadn't lain

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been lying
you hadn't been lying
he/she/it hadn't been lying
we hadn't been lying
you hadn't been lying
they hadn't been lying

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't lie
you won't lie
he/she/it won't lie
we shan't / won't lie
you won't lie
they won't lie

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be lying
you won't be lying
he/she/it won't be lying
we shan't / won't be lying
you won't be lying
they won't be lying

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have lain
you won't have lain
he/she/it won't have lain
we shan't / won't have lain
you won't have lain
they won't have lain

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been lying
you won't have been lying
he/she/it won't have been lying
we shan't / won't have been lying
you won't have been lying
they won't have been lying

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I lie?
do you lie?
does he/she/it lie?
do we lie?
do you lie?
do they lie?

Present Continuous

am I lying?
are you lying?
is he/she/it lying?
are we lying?
are you lying?
are they lying?

Present Perfect

have I lain?
have you lain?
has he/she/it lain?
have we lain?
have you lain?
have they lain?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been lying?
have you been lying?
has he/she/it been lying?
have we been lying?
have you been lying?
have they been lying?

Past Indefinite

did I lie?
did you lie?
did he/she/it lie?
did we lie?
did you lie?
did they lie?

Past Continuous

was I lying?
were you lying?
was he/she/it lying?
were we lying?
were you lying?
were they lying?

Past Perfect

had I lain?
had you lain?
had he/she/it lain?
had we lain?
had you lain?
had they lain?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been lying?
had you been lying?
had he/she/it been lying?
had we been lying?
had you been lying?
had they been lying?

Future Indefinite

will I lie?
will you lie?
will he/she/it lie?
will we lie?
will you lie?
will they lie?

Future Continuous

will I be lying?
will you be lying?
will he/she/it be lying?
will we be lying?
will you be lying?
will they be lying?

Future Perfect

will I have lain?
will you have lain?
will he/she/it have lain?
will we have lain?
will you have lain?
will they have lain?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been lying?
will you have been lying?
will he/she/it have been lying?
will we have been lying?
will you have been lying?
will they have been lying?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would lie
you would lie
he/she/it would lie
we would lie
you would lie
they would lie

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be lying
you would be lying
he/she/it would be lying
we would be lying
you would be lying
they would be lying

Conditional Perfect

I would have lain
you would have lain
he/she/it would have lain
we would have lain
you would have lain
they would have lain

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been lying
you would have been lying
he/she/it would have been lying
we would have been lying
you would have been lying
they would have been lying

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't lie
you wouldn't lie
he/she/it wouldn't lie
we wouldn't lie
you wouldn't lie
they wouldn't lie

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be lying
you wouldn't be lying
he/she/it wouldn't be lying
we wouldn't be lying
you wouldn't be lying
they wouldn't be lying

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have lain
you wouldn't have lain
he/she/it wouldn't have lain
we wouldn't have lain
you wouldn't have lain
they wouldn't have lain

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been lying
you wouldn't have been lying
he/she/it wouldn't have been lying
we wouldn't have been lying
you wouldn't have been lying
they wouldn't have been lying

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I lie?
would you lie?
would he/she/it lie?
would we lie?
would you lie?
would they lie?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be lying?
would you be lying?
would he/she/it be lying?
would we be lying?
would you be lying?
would they be lying?

Conditional Perfect

would I have lain?
would you have lain?
would he/she/it have lain?
would we have lain?
would you have lain?
would they have lain?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been lying?
would you have been lying?
would he/she/it have been lying?
would we have been lying?
would you have been lying?
would they have been lying?

Participles

Present

lying

Past

lain

Infinitives

Infinitives

to lie
to have lain
to be lying
to have been lying

Conjugation of the verb lie, regular

lie not lie lie?
All forms Indicative Conditional Participles Infinitives

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I lie
you lie
he/she/it lies
we lie
you lie
they lie

Present Continuous

I am lying
you are lying
he/she/it is lying
we are lying
you are lying
they are lying

Present Perfect

I have lied
you have lied
he/she/it has lied
we have lied
you have lied
they have lied

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been lying
you have been lying
he/she/it has been lying
we have been lying
you have been lying
they have been lying

Past Indefinite

I lied
you lied
he/she/it lied
we lied
you lied
they lied

Past Continuous

I was lying
you were lying
he/she/it was lying
we were lying
you were lying
they were lying

Past Perfect

I had lied
you had lied
he/she/it had lied
we had lied
you had lied
they had lied

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been lying
you had been lying
he/she/it had been lying
we had been lying
you had been lying
they had been lying

Future Indefinite

I will lie
you will lie
he/she/it will lie
we will lie
you will lie
they will lie

Future Continuous

I will be lying
you will be lying
he/she/it will be lying
we will be lying
you will be lying
they will be lying

Future Perfect

I will have lied
you will have lied
he/she/it will have lied
we will have lied
you will have lied
they will have lied

Future Perfect Continuous

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
they will have been lying

Indicative

Present Indefinite

I don't lie
you don't lie
he/she/it doesn't lie
we don't lie
you don't lie
they don't lie

Present Continuous

I am not lying
you aren't lying
he/she/it isn't lying
we aren't lying
you aren't lying
they aren't lying

Present Perfect

I haven't lied
you haven't lied
he/she/it hasn't lied
we haven't lied
you haven't lied
they haven't lied

Present Perfect Continuous

I haven't been lying
you haven't been lying
he/she/it hasn't been lying
we haven't been lying
you haven't been lying
they haven't been lying

Past Indefinite

I didn't lie
you didn't lie
he/she/it didn't lie
we didn't lie
you didn't lie
they didn't lie

Past Continuous

I wasn't lying
you weren't lying
he/she/it wasn't lying
we weren't lying
you weren't lying
they weren't lying

Past Perfect

I hadn't lied
you hadn't lied
he/she/it hadn't lied
we hadn't lied
you hadn't lied
they hadn't lied

Past Perfect Continuous

I hadn't been lying
you hadn't been lying
he/she/it hadn't been lying
we hadn't been lying
you hadn't been lying
they hadn't been lying

Future Indefinite

I shan't / won't lie
you won't lie
he/she/it won't lie
we shan't / won't lie
you won't lie
they won't lie

Future Continuous

I shan't / won't be lying
you won't be lying
he/she/it won't be lying
we shan't / won't be lying
you won't be lying
they won't be lying

Future Perfect

I shan't / won't have lied
you won't have lied
he/she/it won't have lied
we shan't / won't have lied
you won't have lied
they won't have lied

Future Perfect Continuous

I shan't / won't have been lying
you won't have been lying
he/she/it won't have been lying
we shan't / won't have been lying
you won't have been lying
they won't have been lying

Indicative

Present Indefinite

do I lie?
do you lie?
does he/she/it lie?
do we lie?
do you lie?
do they lie?

Present Continuous

am I lying?
are you lying?
is he/she/it lying?
are we lying?
are you lying?
are they lying?

Present Perfect

have I lied?
have you lied?
has he/she/it lied?
have we lied?
have you lied?
have they lied?

Present Perfect Continuous

have I been lying?
have you been lying?
has he/she/it been lying?
have we been lying?
have you been lying?
have they been lying?

Past Indefinite

did I lie?
did you lie?
did he/she/it lie?
did we lie?
did you lie?
did they lie?

Past Continuous

was I lying?
were you lying?
was he/she/it lying?
were we lying?
were you lying?
were they lying?

Past Perfect

had I lied?
had you lied?
had he/she/it lied?
had we lied?
had you lied?
had they lied?

Past Perfect Continuous

had I been lying?
had you been lying?
had he/she/it been lying?
had we been lying?
had you been lying?
had they been lying?

Future Indefinite

will I lie?
will you lie?
will he/she/it lie?
will we lie?
will you lie?
will they lie?

Future Continuous

will I be lying?
will you be lying?
will he/she/it be lying?
will we be lying?
will you be lying?
will they be lying?

Future Perfect

will I have lied?
will you have lied?
will he/she/it have lied?
will we have lied?
will you have lied?
will they have lied?

Future Perfect Continuous

will I have been lying?
will you have been lying?
will he/she/it have been lying?
will we have been lying?
will you have been lying?
will they have been lying?

Conditional

Conditional Present

I would lie
you would lie
he/she/it would lie
we would lie
you would lie
they would lie

Conditional Present Continuous

I would be lying
you would be lying
he/she/it would be lying
we would be lying
you would be lying
they would be lying

Conditional Perfect

I would have lied
you would have lied
he/she/it would have lied
we would have lied
you would have lied
they would have lied

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I would have been lying
you would have been lying
he/she/it would have been lying
we would have been lying
you would have been lying
they would have been lying

Conditional

Conditional Present

I wouldn't lie
you wouldn't lie
he/she/it wouldn't lie
we wouldn't lie
you wouldn't lie
they wouldn't lie

Conditional Present Continuous

I wouldn't be lying
you wouldn't be lying
he/she/it wouldn't be lying
we wouldn't be lying
you wouldn't be lying
they wouldn't be lying

Conditional Perfect

I wouldn't have lied
you wouldn't have lied
he/she/it wouldn't have lied
we wouldn't have lied
you wouldn't have lied
they wouldn't have lied

Conditional Perfect Continuous

I wouldn't have been lying
you wouldn't have been lying
he/she/it wouldn't have been lying
we wouldn't have been lying
you wouldn't have been lying
they wouldn't have been lying

Conditional

Conditional Present

would I lie?
would you lie?
would he/she/it lie?
would we lie?
would you lie?
would they lie?

Conditional Present Continuous

would I be lying?
would you be lying?
would he/she/it be lying?
would we be lying?
would you be lying?
would they be lying?

Conditional Perfect

would I have lied?
would you have lied?
would he/she/it have lied?
would we have lied?
would you have lied?
would they have lied?

Conditional Perfect Continuous

would I have been lying?
would you have been lying?
would he/she/it have been lying?
would we have been lying?
would you have been lying?
would they have been lying?

Participles

Present

lying

Past

lied

Infinitives

Infinitives

to lie
to have lied
to be lying
to have been lying

Singular and plural for lie[laɪ]     

Singular
Plural
Singular
Common case
lie
lies
Possessive case
lie's
lies'
Plural
lies
lies'

Singular and plural for Lie     

Singular
Singular
Common case
Lie
Possessive case
Lie's
Lie
Lie's
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