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