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