Languages › German Bleiben (To Stay) German Verb Conjugations Tenses for Bleiben Share Flipboard Email Print Dog learning to stay. knape / Getty Images German Grammar History & Culture Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary By Hyde Flippo Hyde Flippo German Expert Hyde Flippo taught the German language for 28 years at high school and college levels and published several books on the German language and culture. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on February 27, 2020 The German verb bleiben means to stay or to remain. It is an irregular (strong) verb, meaning that its conjugations do not follow a simple rule. You will need to memorize how it changes for each tense. It is also a dative verb that takes a direct object in the dative case rather than the normal accusative case. Principal Parts: bleiben • blieb • ist gebliebenImperative (Commands): (du) Bleib(e)! (ihr) Bleibt! Bleiben Sie! Present Tense - Präsens Deutsch English ich bleibe I stay/am staying du bleibst you stay/are staying er bleibtsie bleibtes bleibt he stays/is stayingshe stays/is stayingit stays/is staying wir bleiben we stay/are staying ihr bleibt you (guys) stay/are staying sie bleiben they stay/are staying Sie bleiben you stay/are staying Examples Wie lange bleiben Sie in Berlin? - How long are you staying in Berlin?Er bleibt für immer jung. - He remains forever young. Simple Past Tense - Imperfekt Deutsch English ich blieb I stayed/remained du bliebst you stayed/remained er bliebsie bliebes blieb he stayed/remainedshe stayed/remainedit stayed/remained wir blieben we stayed/remained ihr bliebt you (guys) stayed/remained sie blieben they stayed/remained Sie blieben you stayed/remained Compound Past Tense (Present Perfect) - Perfekt Deutsch English ich bin geblieben I stayed/have stayed du bist geblieben you stayed/have stayed er ist gebliebensie ist gebliebenes ist geblieben he stayed/has stayedshe stayed/has stayedit stayed/has stayed wir sind geblieben we stayed/have stayed ihr seid geblieben you (guys) stayed/have stayed sie sind geblieben they stayed/have stayed Sie sind geblieben you stayed/have stayed Past Perfect Tense - Plusquamperfekt Deutsch English ich war geblieben I had stayed du warst geblieben you (fam.) had stayed er war gebliebensie war gebliebenes war geblieben he had stayedshe had stayedit had stayed wir waren geblieben we had stayed ihr wart geblieben you (guys) had stayed sie waren geblieben they had stayed Sie waren geblieben you had stayed Future Tense - Futur The future tense is used much less in German than in English. Very often the present tense is used with an adverb instead, as with the present progressive in English: Er bleibt bis Freitag. = He's staying until Friday. Deutsch English ich werde bleiben I will stay du wirst bleiben you will stay er wird bleibensie wird bleibenes wird bleiben he will stayshe will stayit will stay wir werden bleiben we will stay ihr werdet bleiben you (guys) will stay sie werden bleiben they will stay Sie werden bleiben you will stay Future Perfect - Futur II Deutsch English ich werde geblieben haben I will have stayed du wirst geblieben haben you (fam.) will have stayed er wird geblieben habensie wird geblieben habenes wird geblieben haben he will have stayedshe will have stayedit will have stayed wir werden geblieben haben we will have stayed ihr werdet geblieben haben you (guys) will have stayed sie werden geblieben haben they will have stayed Sie werden geblieben haben you will have stayed Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Flippo, Hyde. "Bleiben (To Stay) German Verb Conjugations." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/german-verb-conjugations-bleiben-to-stay-4071412. Flippo, Hyde. (2023, April 5). Bleiben (To Stay) German Verb Conjugations. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/german-verb-conjugations-bleiben-to-stay-4071412 Flippo, Hyde. "Bleiben (To Stay) German Verb Conjugations." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/german-verb-conjugations-bleiben-to-stay-4071412 (accessed June 10, 2023). copy citation Featured Video By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies