yacerverb
Yacer means to lie or to be located in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as yace, yacía and yacen.
- to lie
- to be located
El soldado yacía herido en el suelo.
The soldier lay injured on the ground.
Un anciano yacía muerto en el camino.
An old man lay dead on the road.
El gato yacía escondido en los arbustos.
The cat lay hidden in the bushes.
Los restos del naufragio aún yacen sobre la arena.
The remains of the shipwreck still lie on the sand.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| yace | he, she, it | Present |
| yacía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| yacen | they | Present |
| yacían | they | Imperfect |
| yaciendo | Gerund | |
| yació | he, she, it | Preterite |
| yacerán | they | Future |
| yaciese | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| yacido | masculine singular | Past participle |
| yacerá | he, she, it | Future |
| yacieron | they | Preterite |