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