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to pay
Regular · 13 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 pay |
| jij | you pay |
| u | you (formal) pay |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it pays |
| wij | we pay |
| jullie | you (plural) pay |
| zij | they pay |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I paid |
| jij | you paid |
| u | you (formal) paid |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it paid |
| wij | we paid |
| jullie | you (plural) paid |
| zij | they paid |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I paid; I have paid |
| jij | you paid; you have paid |
| u | you (formal) paid; you (formal) have paid |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it paid; he/she/it has paid |
| wij | we paid; we have paid |
| jullie | you (plural) paid; you (plural) have paid |
| zij | they paid; they have paid |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had paid |
| jij | you had paid |
| u | you (formal) had paid |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had paid |
| wij | we had paid |
| jullie | you (plural) had paid |
| zij | they had paid |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will pay |
| jij | you will pay |
| u | you (formal) will pay |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will pay |
| wij | we will pay |
| jullie | you (plural) will pay |
| zij | they will pay |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to pay |
| jij | you are going to pay |
| u | you (formal) are going to pay |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to pay |
| wij | we are going to pay |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to pay |
| zij | they are going to pay |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you pay? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have paid |
| jij | you will have paid |
| u | you (formal) will have paid |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have paid |
| wij | we will have paid |
| jullie | you (plural) will have paid |
| zij | they will have paid |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would pay |
| jij | you would pay |
| u | you (formal) would pay |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would pay |
| wij | we would pay |
| jullie | you (plural) would pay |
| zij | they would pay |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have paid |
| jij | you would have paid |
| u | you (formal) would have paid |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have paid |
| wij | we would have paid |
| jullie | you (plural) would have paid |
| zij | they would have paid |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | pay! |
| u | pay! (formal) |
| jullie | pay! (plural) |
Constructions
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am paid |
| jij | you are paid |
| u | you (formal) are paid |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is paid |
| wij | we are paid |
| jullie | you (plural) are paid |
| zij | they are paid |
Completed passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I have been paid |
| jij | you have been paid |
| u | you (formal) have been paid |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it has been paid |
| wij | we have been paid |
| jullie | you (plural) have been paid |
| zij | they have been paid |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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