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