Dutch reference
beloven
to promise
Regular · 11 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 promise |
| jij | you promise |
| u | you (formal) promise |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it promises |
| wij | we promise |
| jullie | you (plural) promise |
| zij | they promise |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I promised |
| jij | you promised |
| u | you (formal) promised |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it promised |
| wij | we promised |
| jullie | you (plural) promised |
| zij | they promised |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I promised; I have promised |
| jij | you promised; you have promised |
| u | you (formal) promised; you (formal) have promised |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it promised; he/she/it has promised |
| wij | we promised; we have promised |
| jullie | you (plural) promised; you (plural) have promised |
| zij | they promised; they have promised |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had promised |
| jij | you had promised |
| u | you (formal) had promised |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had promised |
| wij | we had promised |
| jullie | you (plural) had promised |
| zij | they had promised |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will promise |
| jij | you will promise |
| u | you (formal) will promise |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will promise |
| wij | we will promise |
| jullie | you (plural) will promise |
| zij | they will promise |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to promise |
| jij | you are going to promise |
| u | you (formal) are going to promise |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to promise |
| wij | we are going to promise |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to promise |
| zij | they are going to promise |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you promise? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have promised |
| jij | you will have promised |
| u | you (formal) will have promised |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have promised |
| wij | we will have promised |
| jullie | you (plural) will have promised |
| zij | they will have promised |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would promise |
| jij | you would promise |
| u | you (formal) would promise |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would promise |
| wij | we would promise |
| jullie | you (plural) would promise |
| zij | they would promise |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have promised |
| jij | you would have promised |
| u | you (formal) would have promised |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have promised |
| wij | we would have promised |
| jullie | you (plural) would have promised |
| zij | they would have promised |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | promise! |
| u | promise! (formal) |
| jullie | promise! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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