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to read
Irregular · 12 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 read |
| jij | you read |
| u | you (formal) read |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it reads |
| wij | we read |
| jullie | you (plural) read |
| zij | they read |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I read |
| jij | you read |
| u | you (formal) read |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it read |
| wij | we read |
| jullie | you (plural) read |
| zij | they read |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I read; I have read |
| jij | you read; you have read |
| u | you (formal) read; you (formal) have read |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it read; he/she/it has read |
| wij | we read; we have read |
| jullie | you (plural) read; you (plural) have read |
| zij | they read; they have read |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had read |
| jij | you had read |
| u | you (formal) had read |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had read |
| wij | we had read |
| jullie | you (plural) had read |
| zij | they had read |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will read |
| jij | you will read |
| u | you (formal) will read |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will read |
| wij | we will read |
| jullie | you (plural) will read |
| zij | they will read |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to read |
| jij | you are going to read |
| u | you (formal) are going to read |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to read |
| wij | we are going to read |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to read |
| zij | they are going to read |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you read? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have read |
| jij | you will have read |
| u | you (formal) will have read |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have read |
| wij | we will have read |
| jullie | you (plural) will have read |
| zij | they will have read |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would read |
| jij | you would read |
| u | you (formal) would read |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would read |
| wij | we would read |
| jullie | you (plural) would read |
| zij | they would read |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have read |
| jij | you would have read |
| u | you (formal) would have read |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have read |
| wij | we would have read |
| jullie | you (plural) would have read |
| zij | they would have read |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | read! |
| u | read! (formal) |
| jullie | read! (plural) |
Constructions
In progress
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am reading |
| jij | you are reading |
| u | you (formal) are reading |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is reading |
| wij | we are reading |
| jullie | you (plural) are reading |
| zij | they are reading |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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