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Conjugation of the French verb lier

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb lier, along with their English translations.

lier is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
lier	to tie

Present		Scored
je lie	I tie
tu lies	you tie
il lie	he ties
elle lie	she ties
nous lions	we tie
vous liez	you tie
ils lient	they tie
elles lient	they tie

Imperfect		Scored
je liais	I was tying
tu liais	you were tying
il liait	he was tying
elle liait	she was tying
nous liions	we were tying
vous liiez	you were tying
ils liaient	they were tying
elles liaient	they were tying

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je liai	I tied
tu lias	you tied
il lia	he tied
elle lia	she tied
nous liâmes	we tied
vous liâtes	you tied
ils lièrent	they tied
elles lièrent	they tied

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai lié	I have tied
tu as lié	you have tied
il a lié	he has tied
elle a lié	she has tied
nous avons lié	we have tied
vous avez lié	you have tied
ils ont lié	they have tied
elles ont lié	they have tied

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais lié	I had tied
tu avais lié	you had tied
il avait lié	he had tied
elle avait lié	she had tied
nous avions lié	we had tied
vous aviez lié	you had tied
ils avaient lié	they had tied
elles avaient lié	they had tied

Future		Scored
je lierai	I will tie
tu lieras	you will tie
il liera	he will tie
elle liera	she will tie
nous lierons	we will tie
vous lierez	you will tie
ils lieront	they will tie
elles lieront	they will tie

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai lié	I will have tied
tu auras lié	you will have tied
il aura lié	he will have tied
elle aura lié	she will have tied
nous aurons lié	we will have tied
vous aurez lié	you will have tied
ils auront lié	they will have tied
elles auront lié	they will have tied

Conditional		Scored
je lierais	I would tie
tu lierais	you would tie
il lierait	he would tie
elle lierait	she would tie
nous lierions	we would tie
vous lieriez	you would tie
ils lieraient	they would tie
elles lieraient	they would tie

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais lié	I would have tied
tu aurais lié	you would have tied
il aurait lié	he would have tied
elle aurait lié	she would have tied
nous aurions lié	we would have tied
vous auriez lié	you would have tied
ils auraient lié	they would have tied
elles auraient lié	they would have tied

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je lie	(... that) I tie
(... que) tu lies	(... that) you tie
(... que) il lie	(... that) he ties
(... que) elle lie	(... that) she ties
(... que) nous liions	(... that) we tie
(... que) vous liiez	(... that) you tie
(... que) ils lient	(... that) they tie
(... que) elles lient	(... that) they tie

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je liasse	(... that) I was tying
(... que) tu liasses	(... that) you were tying
(... que) il liât	(... that) he was tying
(... que) elle liât	(... that) she was tying
(... que) nous liassions	(... that) we were tying
(... que) vous liassiez	(... that) you were tying
(... que) ils liassent	(... that) they were tying
(... que) elles liassent	(... that) they were tying

Imperative		Scored
lie	Tie
lions	Let's tie
liez	Tie

Present Participle		Scored
liant	tying

Past Participle		Scored
lié	tied

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