Dutch reference
bestaan
to exist
Irregular · 10 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 exist |
| jij | you exist |
| u | you (formal) exist |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it exists |
| wij | we exist |
| jullie | you (plural) exist |
| zij | they exist |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I existed |
| jij | you existed |
| u | you (formal) existed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it existed |
| wij | we existed |
| jullie | you (plural) existed |
| zij | they existed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I existed; I have existed |
| jij | you existed; you have existed |
| u | you (formal) existed; you (formal) have existed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it existed; he/she/it has existed |
| wij | we existed; we have existed |
| jullie | you (plural) existed; you (plural) have existed |
| zij | they existed; they have existed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had existed |
| jij | you had existed |
| u | you (formal) had existed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had existed |
| wij | we had existed |
| jullie | you (plural) had existed |
| zij | they had existed |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will exist |
| jij | you will exist |
| u | you (formal) will exist |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will exist |
| wij | we will exist |
| jullie | you (plural) will exist |
| zij | they will exist |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to exist |
| jij | you are going to exist |
| u | you (formal) are going to exist |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to exist |
| wij | we are going to exist |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to exist |
| zij | they are going to exist |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you exist? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have existed |
| jij | you will have existed |
| u | you (formal) will have existed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have existed |
| wij | we will have existed |
| jullie | you (plural) will have existed |
| zij | they will have existed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would exist |
| jij | you would exist |
| u | you (formal) would exist |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would exist |
| wij | we would exist |
| jullie | you (plural) would exist |
| zij | they would exist |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have existed |
| jij | you would have existed |
| u | you (formal) would have existed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have existed |
| wij | we would have existed |
| jullie | you (plural) would have existed |
| zij | they would have existed |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Dutch entries.