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