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Updated 22 October 2026

fliegen

to fly

irregularPerfekt with seinlevel A1
Infinitivefliegen
Present (er)fliegt
Präteritum (er)flog
Perfekt (er)ist geflogen

Good to know. Perfekt with sein: verbs of moving from A to B or changing state (gehen, fahren, kommen, werden) use sein, not haben.

fliegen in every tense

The three you'll use most are highlighted: Präsens for now, Perfekt for the past when you speak, Futur I for later.

Präsens

now

ichfliegeI fly
dufliegstyou fly
er/sie/esfliegthe/she flies
wirfliegenwe fly
ihrfliegtyou fly
sie/Siefliegenthey fly

Präteritum

past, mostly written

ichflogI flew
duflogstyou flew
er/sie/esfloghe/she flew
wirflogenwe flew
ihrflogtyou flew
sie/Sieflogenthey flew

Perfekt

past, spoken, with sein

ichbin geflogenI have flown
dubist geflogenyou have flown
er/sie/esist geflogenhe/she has flown
wirsind geflogenwe have flown
ihrseid geflogenyou have flown
sie/Siesind geflogenthey have flown

Plusquamperfekt

had done

ichwar geflogenI had flown
duwarst geflogenyou had flown
er/sie/eswar geflogenhe/she had flown
wirwaren geflogenwe had flown
ihrwart geflogenyou had flown
sie/Siewaren geflogenthey had flown

Futur I

will do

ichwerde fliegenI will fly
duwirst fliegenyou will fly
er/sie/eswird fliegenhe/she will fly
wirwerden fliegenwe will fly
ihrwerdet fliegenyou will fly
sie/Siewerden fliegenthey will fly

Imperativ

telling someone to do it

duFlieg!
ihrFliegt!
SieFliegen Sie!

fliegen in use

  • A1

    Wir fliegen nach Spanien.

    We're flying to Spain.

  • A1

    Ich bin noch nie geflogen.

    I've never flown.

  • B1

    Der Vogel flog über das Haus.

    The bird flew over the house.

Good to know

  • Perfekt with 'sein': ich bin geflogen.
  • der Flug = flight; das Flugzeug = plane.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is fliegen with haben or sein in the Perfekt?

fliegen takes sein. For example: bin geflogen.

What is the past tense of fliegen?

Präteritum: flog. Perfekt: bin geflogen.

Is fliegen a regular verb?

No, it's irregular (strong): the stem changes.