Belgian Dutch reference
zich verheugen
to look forward to
Regular · 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 look forward to (something) |
| jij / je | you look forward to (something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) look forward to (something) |
| u | you (formal) look forward to (something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it looks forward to (something) |
| wij / we | we look forward to (something) |
| jullie | you (plural) look forward to (something) |
| zij / ze | they look forward to (something) |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I looked forward to (something) |
| jij / je | you looked forward to (something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) looked forward to (something) |
| u | you (formal) looked forward to (something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it looked forward to (something) |
| wij / we | we looked forward to (something) |
| jullie | you (plural) looked forward to (something) |
| zij / ze | they looked forward to (something) |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I looked forward to (something); I have looked forward to (something) |
| jij / je | you looked forward to (something); you have looked forward to (something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) looked forward to (something); you (Flemish) have looked forward to (something) |
| u | you (formal) looked forward to (something); you (formal) have looked forward to (something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it looked forward to (something); he/she/it has looked forward to (something) |
| wij / we | we looked forward to (something); we have looked forward to (something) |
| jullie | you (plural) looked forward to (something); you (plural) have looked forward to (something) |
| zij / ze | they looked forward to (something); they have looked forward to (something) |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had looked forward to (something) |
| jij / je | you had looked forward to (something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had looked forward to (something) |
| u | you (formal) had looked forward to (something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had looked forward to (something) |
| wij / we | we had looked forward to (something) |
| jullie | you (plural) had looked forward to (something) |
| zij / ze | they had looked forward to (something) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will look forward to (something) |
| jij / je | you will look forward to (something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will look forward to (something) |
| u | you (formal) will look forward to (something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will look forward to (something) |
| wij / we | we will look forward to (something) |
| jullie | you (plural) will look forward to (something) |
| zij / ze | they will look forward to (something) |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have looked forward to (something) |
| jij / je | you will have looked forward to (something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have looked forward to (something) |
| u | you (formal) will have looked forward to (something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have looked forward to (something) |
| wij / we | we will have looked forward to (something) |
| jullie | you (plural) will have looked forward to (something) |
| zij / ze | they will have looked forward to (something) |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to look forward to (something) |
| jij / je | you are going to look forward to (something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to look forward to (something) |
| u | you (formal) are going to look forward to (something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to look forward to (something) |
| wij / we | we are going to look forward to (something) |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to look forward to (something) |
| zij / ze | they are going to look forward to (something) |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would look forward to (something) |
| jij / je | you would look forward to (something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would look forward to (something) |
| u | you (formal) would look forward to (something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would look forward to (something) |
| wij / we | we would look forward to (something) |
| jullie | you (plural) would look forward to (something) |
| zij / ze | they would look forward to (something) |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have looked forward to (something) |
| jij / je | you would have looked forward to (something) |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have looked forward to (something) |
| u | you (formal) would have looked forward to (something) |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have looked forward to (something) |
| wij / we | we would have looked forward to (something) |
| jullie | you (plural) would have looked forward to (something) |
| zij / ze | they would have looked forward to (something) |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | look forward to (something)! |
| gij / ge | look forward to (something)! (Flemish) |
| u | look forward to (something)! (formal) |
| jullie | look forward to (something)! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Belgian Dutch entries.