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