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