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