Conjugation of the German verb bleiben
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb bleiben, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| bleiben | to stay | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bleibe | I stay | |
| du bleibst | you stay | |
| er bleibt | he stays | |
| sie bleibt | she stays | |
| wir bleiben | we stay | |
| ihr bleibt | you stay | |
| sie bleiben | they stay | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich blieb | I stayed | |
| du bliebst | you stayed | |
| er blieb | he stayed | |
| sie blieb | she stayed | |
| wir blieben | we stayed | |
| ihr bliebt | you stayed | |
| sie blieben | they stayed | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bin geblieben | I stayed | |
| du bist geblieben | you stayed | |
| er ist geblieben | he stayed | |
| es ist geblieben | she stayed | |
| wir sind geblieben | we stayed | |
| ihr seid geblieben | you stayed | |
| sie sind geblieben | they stayed | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich war geblieben | I had stayed | |
| du warst geblieben | you had stayed | |
| er war geblieben | he had stayed | |
| es war geblieben | she had stayed | |
| wir waren geblieben | we had stayed | |
| ihr wart geblieben | you had stayed | |
| sie waren geblieben | they had stayed | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde bleiben | I will stay | |
| du wirst bleiben | you will stay | |
| er wird bleiben | he will stay | |
| sie wird bleiben | she will stay | |
| wir werden bleiben | we will stay | |
| ihr werdet bleiben | you will stay | |
| sie werden bleiben | they will stay | |
| Future Perfect / Futur II The German Future Perfect or Futur II is constructed similarly to English, with the present tense of werden (will), the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb haben or sein at the end of the clause. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde geblieben sein | I will have stayed | |
| du wirst geblieben sein | you will have stayed | |
| er wird geblieben sein | he will have stayed | |
| es wird geblieben sein | she will have stayed | |
| wir werden geblieben sein | we will have stayed | |
| ihr werdet geblieben sein | you will have stayed | |
| sie werden geblieben sein | they will have stayed | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde bleiben | I would stay | |
| du würdest bleiben | you would stay | |
| er würde bleiben | he would stay | |
| sie würde bleiben | she would stay | |
| wir würden bleiben | we would stay | |
| ihr würdet bleiben | you would stay | |
| sie würden bleiben | they would stay | |
| Conditional Perfect / Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II The German Conditional Perfect or Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II is constructed with the Konjunktiv II tense of the auxiliary verb haben or sein and the past participle. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich wäre geblieben | I would have stayed | |
| du wärst geblieben | you would have stayed | |
| er wäre geblieben | he would have stayed | |
| es wäre geblieben | she would have stayed | |
| wir wären geblieben | we would have stayed | |
| ihr wärt geblieben | you would have stayed | |
| sie wären geblieben | they would have stayed | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich bliebe | I would stay | |
| du bliebest | you would stay | |
| er bliebe | he would stay | |
| sie bliebe | she would stay | |
| wir blieben | we would stay | |
| ihr bliebet | you would stay | |
| sie blieben | they would stay | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| bleib | Stay | |
| bleiben wir | Let's stay | |
| bleibt | Stay | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| bleibend | staying | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| geblieben | stayed | |
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