Belgian Dutch reference
vergeven
to forgive
Irregular · 10 form tables
Dutch as used in Belgium, with separate jij / je, gij / ge and u rows. Alternatives are retained where supplied.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I forgive |
| jij / je | you forgive |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) forgive |
| u | you (formal) forgive |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it forgives |
| wij / we | we forgive |
| jullie | you (plural) forgive |
| zij / ze | they forgive |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I forgave |
| jij / je | you forgave |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) forgave |
| u | you (formal) forgave |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it forgave |
| wij / we | we forgave |
| jullie | you (plural) forgave |
| zij / ze | they forgave |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I forgave; I have forgiven |
| jij / je | you forgave; you have forgiven |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) forgave; you (Flemish) have forgiven |
| u | you (formal) forgave; you (formal) have forgiven |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it forgave; he/she/it has forgiven |
| wij / we | we forgave; we have forgiven |
| jullie | you (plural) forgave; you (plural) have forgiven |
| zij / ze | they forgave; they have forgiven |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had forgiven |
| jij / je | you had forgiven |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had forgiven |
| u | you (formal) had forgiven |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had forgiven |
| wij / we | we had forgiven |
| jullie | you (plural) had forgiven |
| zij / ze | they had forgiven |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will forgive |
| jij / je | you will forgive |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will forgive |
| u | you (formal) will forgive |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will forgive |
| wij / we | we will forgive |
| jullie | you (plural) will forgive |
| zij / ze | they will forgive |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have forgiven |
| jij / je | you will have forgiven |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have forgiven |
| u | you (formal) will have forgiven |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have forgiven |
| wij / we | we will have forgiven |
| jullie | you (plural) will have forgiven |
| zij / ze | they will have forgiven |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to forgive |
| jij / je | you are going to forgive |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to forgive |
| u | you (formal) are going to forgive |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to forgive |
| wij / we | we are going to forgive |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to forgive |
| zij / ze | they are going to forgive |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would forgive |
| jij / je | you would forgive |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would forgive |
| u | you (formal) would forgive |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would forgive |
| wij / we | we would forgive |
| jullie | you (plural) would forgive |
| zij / ze | they would forgive |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have forgiven |
| jij / je | you would have forgiven |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have forgiven |
| u | you (formal) would have forgiven |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have forgiven |
| wij / we | we would have forgiven |
| jullie | you (plural) would have forgiven |
| zij / ze | they would have forgiven |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | forgive! |
| gij / ge | forgive! (Flemish) |
| u | forgive! (formal) |
| jullie | forgive! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Belgian Dutch entries.