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