Belgian Dutch reference
zwemmen
to swim
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 swim |
| jij / je | you swim |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) swim |
| u | you (formal) swim |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it swims |
| wij / we | we swim |
| jullie | you (plural) swim |
| zij / ze | they swim |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I swam |
| jij / je | you swam |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) swam |
| u | you (formal) swam |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it swam |
| wij / we | we swam |
| jullie | you (plural) swam |
| zij / ze | they swam |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I swam; I have swum |
| jij / je | you swam; you have swum |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) swam; you (Flemish) have swum |
| u | you (formal) swam; you (formal) have swum |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it swam; he/she/it has swum |
| wij / we | we swam; we have swum |
| jullie | you (plural) swam; you (plural) have swum |
| zij / ze | they swam; they have swum |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had swum |
| jij / je | you had swum |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) had swum |
| u | you (formal) had swum |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it had swum |
| wij / we | we had swum |
| jullie | you (plural) had swum |
| zij / ze | they had swum |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will swim |
| jij / je | you will swim |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will swim |
| u | you (formal) will swim |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will swim |
| wij / we | we will swim |
| jullie | you (plural) will swim |
| zij / ze | they will swim |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have swum |
| jij / je | you will have swum |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) will have swum |
| u | you (formal) will have swum |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it will have swum |
| wij / we | we will have swum |
| jullie | you (plural) will have swum |
| zij / ze | they will have swum |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to swim |
| jij / je | you are going to swim |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) are going to swim |
| u | you (formal) are going to swim |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it is going to swim |
| wij / we | we are going to swim |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to swim |
| zij / ze | they are going to swim |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would swim |
| jij / je | you would swim |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would swim |
| u | you (formal) would swim |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would swim |
| wij / we | we would swim |
| jullie | you (plural) would swim |
| zij / ze | they would swim |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have swum |
| jij / je | you would have swum |
| gij / ge | you (Flemish) would have swum |
| u | you (formal) would have swum |
| hij / zij / het | he/she/it would have swum |
| wij / we | we would have swum |
| jullie | you (plural) would have swum |
| zij / ze | they would have swum |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij / je | swim! |
| gij / ge | swim! (Flemish) |
| u | swim! (formal) |
| jullie | swim! (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.