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Updated 22 October 2026

stehen

to stand, to be (written)

irregularPerfekt with habenlevel A1
Infinitivestehen
Present (er)steht
Präteritum (er)stand
Perfekt (er)hat gestanden

Good to know. Irregular (strong) verb: the stem changes. Learn the key forms together and the rest follows.

stehen 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

ichsteheI stand
dustehstyou stand
er/sie/esstehthe/she stands
wirstehenwe stand
ihrstehtyou stand
sie/Siestehenthey stand

Präteritum

past, mostly written

ichstandI stood
dustandstyou stood
er/sie/esstandhe/she stood
wirstandenwe stood
ihrstandetyou stood
sie/Siestandenthey stood

Perfekt

past, spoken, with haben

ichhabe gestandenI have stood
duhast gestandenyou have stood
er/sie/eshat gestandenhe/she has stood
wirhaben gestandenwe have stood
ihrhabt gestandenyou have stood
sie/Siehaben gestandenthey have stood

Plusquamperfekt

had done

ichhatte gestandenI had stood
duhattest gestandenyou had stood
er/sie/eshatte gestandenhe/she had stood
wirhatten gestandenwe had stood
ihrhattet gestandenyou had stood
sie/Siehatten gestandenthey had stood

Futur I

will do

ichwerde stehenI will stand
duwirst stehenyou will stand
er/sie/eswird stehenhe/she will stand
wirwerden stehenwe will stand
ihrwerdet stehenyou will stand
sie/Siewerden stehenthey will stand

Imperativ

telling someone to do it

duSteh!
ihrSteht!
SieStehen Sie!

stehen in use

  • A1

    Die Flasche steht auf dem Tisch.

    The bottle is on the table.

  • A1

    Was steht in der Zeitung?

    What does the paper say?

  • A2

    Ich habe eine Stunde im Stau gestanden.

    I was stuck in traffic for an hour.

    south: bin gestanden

  • B1

    Die Jacke steht dir gut.

    The jacket suits you.

Good to know

  • stehen (state) + Dativ; stellen (action) + Akkusativ.
  • Es steht ... = It says ... (in a text).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is stehen with haben or sein in the Perfekt?

stehen takes haben. For example: habe gestanden.

What is the past tense of stehen?

Präteritum: stand. Perfekt: habe gestanden.

Is stehen a regular verb?

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