Verbo lie: pasado, participio y conjugación
lie significa «estar acostado, tumbarse, recostarse, estar situado». Es un verbo irregular: su pasado es lay y su participio lain.
Formas del verbo lie
| Forma | Inglés | Pronunciación |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | lie | /laɪ/ |
| Pasado simple | lay | /leɪ/ |
| Participio pasado | lain | /leɪn/ |
| Gerundio (-ing) | lying | |
| 3.ª persona (he/she/it) | lies |
Conjugación del verbo lie
Formas afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa en inglés americano. «You» sirve para tú y para ustedes/vosotros.
Presente simple (Present simple)Hábitos, rutinas y verdades generales.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I lie | I don't lie | Do I lie? |
| tú | You lie | You don't lie | Do you lie? |
| él / ella | He/she/it lies | He/she/it doesn't lie | Does he/she/it lie? |
| nosotros | We lie | We don't lie | Do we lie? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You lie | You don't lie | Do you lie? |
| ellos / ellas | They lie | They don't lie | Do they lie? |
Presente continuo (Present continuous)Acciones en curso ahora o planes cercanos.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I am lying | I'm not lying | Am I lying? |
| tú | You are lying | You aren't lying | Are you lying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it is lying | He/she/it isn't lying | Is he/she/it lying? |
| nosotros | We are lying | We aren't lying | Are we lying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You are lying | You aren't lying | Are you lying? |
| ellos / ellas | They are lying | They aren't lying | Are they lying? |
Pasado simple (Past simple)Acciones terminadas en un momento del pasado.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I lay | I didn't lie | Did I lie? |
| tú | You lay | You didn't lie | Did you lie? |
| él / ella | He/she/it lay | He/she/it didn't lie | Did he/she/it lie? |
| nosotros | We lay | We didn't lie | Did we lie? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You lay | You didn't lie | Did you lie? |
| ellos / ellas | They lay | They didn't lie | Did they lie? |
Pasado continuo (Past continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del pasado.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I was lying | I wasn't lying | Was I lying? |
| tú | You were lying | You weren't lying | Were you lying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it was lying | He/she/it wasn't lying | Was he/she/it lying? |
| nosotros | We were lying | We weren't lying | Were we lying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You were lying | You weren't lying | Were you lying? |
| ellos / ellas | They were lying | They weren't lying | Were they lying? |
Presente perfecto (Present perfect)Experiencias y acciones pasadas con relación con el presente.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I have lain | I haven't lain | Have I lain? |
| tú | You have lain | You haven't lain | Have you lain? |
| él / ella | He/she/it has lain | He/she/it hasn't lain | Has he/she/it lain? |
| nosotros | We have lain | We haven't lain | Have we lain? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You have lain | You haven't lain | Have you lain? |
| ellos / ellas | They have lain | They haven't lain | Have they lain? |
Presente perfecto continuo (Present perfect continuous)Acciones que empezaron en el pasado y siguen o acaban de terminar.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I have been lying | I haven't been lying | Have I been lying? |
| tú | You have been lying | You haven't been lying | Have you been lying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it has been lying | He/she/it hasn't been lying | Has he/she/it been lying? |
| nosotros | We have been lying | We haven't been lying | Have we been lying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You have been lying | You haven't been lying | Have you been lying? |
| ellos / ellas | They have been lying | They haven't been lying | Have they been lying? |
Pasado perfecto (Past perfect)Una acción anterior a otra acción pasada.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I had lain | I hadn't lain | Had I lain? |
| tú | You had lain | You hadn't lain | Had you lain? |
| él / ella | He/she/it had lain | He/she/it hadn't lain | Had he/she/it lain? |
| nosotros | We had lain | We hadn't lain | Had we lain? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You had lain | You hadn't lain | Had you lain? |
| ellos / ellas | They had lain | They hadn't lain | Had they lain? |
Pasado perfecto continuo (Past perfect continuous)Duración de una acción hasta un momento del pasado.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I had been lying | I hadn't been lying | Had I been lying? |
| tú | You had been lying | You hadn't been lying | Had you been lying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it had been lying | He/she/it hadn't been lying | Had he/she/it been lying? |
| nosotros | We had been lying | We hadn't been lying | Had we been lying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You had been lying | You hadn't been lying | Had you been lying? |
| ellos / ellas | They had been lying | They hadn't been lying | Had they been lying? |
Futuro con will (Future simple (will))Predicciones, decisiones en el momento y promesas.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I will lie | I won't lie | Will I lie? |
| tú | You will lie | You won't lie | Will you lie? |
| él / ella | He/she/it will lie | He/she/it won't lie | Will he/she/it lie? |
| nosotros | We will lie | We won't lie | Will we lie? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You will lie | You won't lie | Will you lie? |
| ellos / ellas | They will lie | They won't lie | Will they lie? |
Futuro con going to (Future (going to))Planes e intenciones, y predicciones con evidencia.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I am going to lie | I'm not going to lie | Am I going to lie? |
| tú | You are going to lie | You aren't going to lie | Are you going to lie? |
| él / ella | He/she/it is going to lie | He/she/it isn't going to lie | Is he/she/it going to lie? |
| nosotros | We are going to lie | We aren't going to lie | Are we going to lie? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You are going to lie | You aren't going to lie | Are you going to lie? |
| ellos / ellas | They are going to lie | They aren't going to lie | Are they going to lie? |
Futuro continuo (Future continuous)Acciones en curso en un momento del futuro.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I will be lying | I won't be lying | Will I be lying? |
| tú | You will be lying | You won't be lying | Will you be lying? |
| él / ella | He/she/it will be lying | He/she/it won't be lying | Will he/she/it be lying? |
| nosotros | We will be lying | We won't be lying | Will we be lying? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You will be lying | You won't be lying | Will you be lying? |
| ellos / ellas | They will be lying | They won't be lying | Will they be lying? |
Futuro perfecto (Future perfect)Acciones terminadas antes de un momento del futuro.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I will have lain | I won't have lain | Will I have lain? |
| tú | You will have lain | You won't have lain | Will you have lain? |
| él / ella | He/she/it will have lain | He/she/it won't have lain | Will he/she/it have lain? |
| nosotros | We will have lain | We won't have lain | Will we have lain? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You will have lain | You won't have lain | Will you have lain? |
| ellos / ellas | They will have lain | They won't have lain | Will they have lain? |
Condicional simple (Conditional (would))Situaciones hipotéticas y peticiones educadas.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I would lie | I wouldn't lie | Would I lie? |
| tú | You would lie | You wouldn't lie | Would you lie? |
| él / ella | He/she/it would lie | He/she/it wouldn't lie | Would he/she/it lie? |
| nosotros | We would lie | We wouldn't lie | Would we lie? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You would lie | You wouldn't lie | Would you lie? |
| ellos / ellas | They would lie | They wouldn't lie | Would they lie? |
Condicional perfecto (Conditional perfect)Situaciones hipotéticas en el pasado.
| Persona | Afirmativa | Negativa | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | I would have lain | I wouldn't have lain | Would I have lain? |
| tú | You would have lain | You wouldn't have lain | Would you have lain? |
| él / ella | He/she/it would have lain | He/she/it wouldn't have lain | Would he/she/it have lain? |
| nosotros | We would have lain | We wouldn't have lain | Would we have lain? |
| ustedes / vosotros | You would have lain | You wouldn't have lain | Would you have lain? |
| ellos / ellas | They would have lain | They wouldn't have lain | Would they have lain? |
Imperativo: lie · negativo: don't lie · con nosotros: let's lie.
Ejemplos con lie
- I usually lie down after lunch.Normalmente me acuesto un rato después de comer.
- She lay on the beach all afternoon.Estuvo tumbada en la playa toda la tarde.
- The letter has lain on my desk for a week.La carta lleva una semana en mi escritorio.
Phrasal verbs frecuentes con lie: lie down, lie around, lie back.
Practica el verbo lie
Escribe o elige la respuesta y pulsa Comprobar. Las soluciones están debajo de cada pregunta.
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I usually (lie) down after lunch.
Presente simple. «Normalmente me acuesto un rato después de comer.»
Ver solución
lie I usually lie down after lunch. → lie.
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She (lie) on the beach all afternoon.
Pasado simple. «Estuvo tumbada en la playa toda la tarde.»
Ver solución
lay She lay on the beach all afternoon. → lay.
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The letter has (lie) on my desk for a week.
Presente perfecto. «La carta lleva una semana en mi escritorio.»
Ver solución
lain The letter has lain on my desk for a week. → lain.
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¿Cuál es el pasado de lie?
Ver solución
lay Pasado de lie: lay; participio: lain.
Otros verbos irregulares con el mismo patrón (ABC)
- arisearose · arisen
- awakeawoke · awoken
- bearbore · borne
- beginbegan · begun
- bitebit · bitten
- blowblew · blown
- breakbroke · broken
- choosechose · chosen
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