Dutch reference
bellen
to call; phone
Regular · 14 form tables
Dutch forms with separate jij and u rows. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I call |
| jij | you call |
| u | you (formal) call |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it calls |
| wij | we call |
| jullie | you (plural) call |
| zij | they call |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I called |
| jij | you called |
| u | you (formal) called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it called |
| wij | we called |
| jullie | you (plural) called |
| zij | they called |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I called; I have called |
| jij | you called; you have called |
| u | you (formal) called; you (formal) have called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it called; he/she/it has called |
| wij | we called; we have called |
| jullie | you (plural) called; you (plural) have called |
| zij | they called; they have called |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had called |
| jij | you had called |
| u | you (formal) had called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had called |
| wij | we had called |
| jullie | you (plural) had called |
| zij | they had called |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will call |
| jij | you will call |
| u | you (formal) will call |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will call |
| wij | we will call |
| jullie | you (plural) will call |
| zij | they will call |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to call |
| jij | you are going to call |
| u | you (formal) are going to call |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to call |
| wij | we are going to call |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to call |
| zij | they are going to call |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you call? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have called |
| jij | you will have called |
| u | you (formal) will have called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have called |
| wij | we will have called |
| jullie | you (plural) will have called |
| zij | they will have called |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would call |
| jij | you would call |
| u | you (formal) would call |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would call |
| wij | we would call |
| jullie | you (plural) would call |
| zij | they would call |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have called |
| jij | you would have called |
| u | you (formal) would have called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have called |
| wij | we would have called |
| jullie | you (plural) would have called |
| zij | they would have called |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | call! |
| u | call! (formal) |
| jullie | call! (plural) |
Constructions
In progress
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am calling |
| jij | you are calling |
| u | you (formal) are calling |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is calling |
| wij | we are calling |
| jullie | you (plural) are calling |
| zij | they are calling |
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am called |
| jij | you are called |
| u | you (formal) are called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is called |
| wij | we are called |
| jullie | you (plural) are called |
| zij | they are called |
Completed passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I have been called |
| jij | you have been called |
| u | you (formal) have been called |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it has been called |
| wij | we have been called |
| jullie | you (plural) have been called |
| zij | they have been called |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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