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