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