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