Dutch reference
gaan
to go
Irregular · 10 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 go |
| jij | you go |
| u | you (formal) go |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it goes |
| wij | we go |
| jullie | you (plural) go |
| zij | they go |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I went |
| jij | you went |
| u | you (formal) went |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it went |
| wij | we went |
| jullie | you (plural) went |
| zij | they went |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I went; I have gone |
| jij | you went; you have gone |
| u | you (formal) went; you (formal) have gone |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it went; he/she/it has gone |
| wij | we went; we have gone |
| jullie | you (plural) went; you (plural) have gone |
| zij | they went; they have gone |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had gone |
| jij | you had gone |
| u | you (formal) had gone |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had gone |
| wij | we had gone |
| jullie | you (plural) had gone |
| zij | they had gone |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will go |
| jij | you will go |
| u | you (formal) will go |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will go |
| wij | we will go |
| jullie | you (plural) will go |
| zij | they will go |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you go? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have gone |
| jij | you will have gone |
| u | you (formal) will have gone |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have gone |
| wij | we will have gone |
| jullie | you (plural) will have gone |
| zij | they will have gone |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would go |
| jij | you would go |
| u | you (formal) would go |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would go |
| wij | we would go |
| jullie | you (plural) would go |
| zij | they would go |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have gone |
| jij | you would have gone |
| u | you (formal) would have gone |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have gone |
| wij | we would have gone |
| jullie | you (plural) would have gone |
| zij | they would have gone |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | go! |
| u | go! (formal) |
| jullie | go! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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