Conjugation of German Verb stehen

to stand / to be (located)

Strong (irregular) Past Participle: gestanden Auxiliary: haben

Perfekt: hat + gestanden (e.g., Ich habe gestanden)

Present Tense (Präsens)

Actions happening now, habitual actions, and general truths

Completed past actions, commonly used in written German

Hypothetical situations, polite requests, and wishes

Actions that will happen, formed with werden + infinitive

Direct commands and requests

Präsens

Das Buch steht im Regal.

The book is on the shelf.

Präteritum

Wir standen eine Stunde in der Schlange.

We stood in line for an hour.

Perfekt

Der Wagen hat vor dem Haus gestanden.

The car was parked in front of the house.

Idiomatisch

Wie steht es?

How are things?