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