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to forgive
Irregular · 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 forgive |
| jij | you forgive |
| u | you (formal) forgive |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it forgives |
| wij | we forgive |
| jullie | you (plural) forgive |
| zij | they forgive |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I forgave |
| jij | you forgave |
| u | you (formal) forgave |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it forgave |
| wij | we forgave |
| jullie | you (plural) forgave |
| zij | they forgave |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I forgave; I have forgiven |
| jij | you forgave; you have forgiven |
| u | you (formal) forgave; you (formal) have forgiven |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it forgave; he/she/it has forgiven |
| wij | we forgave; we have forgiven |
| jullie | you (plural) forgave; you (plural) have forgiven |
| zij | they forgave; they have forgiven |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had forgiven |
| jij | you had forgiven |
| u | you (formal) had forgiven |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had forgiven |
| wij | we had forgiven |
| jullie | you (plural) had forgiven |
| zij | they had forgiven |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will forgive |
| jij | you will forgive |
| u | you (formal) will forgive |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will forgive |
| wij | we will forgive |
| jullie | you (plural) will forgive |
| zij | they will forgive |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to forgive |
| jij | you are going to forgive |
| u | you (formal) are going to forgive |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to forgive |
| wij | we are going to forgive |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to forgive |
| zij | they are going to forgive |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you forgive? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have forgiven |
| jij | you will have forgiven |
| u | you (formal) will have forgiven |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have forgiven |
| wij | we will have forgiven |
| jullie | you (plural) will have forgiven |
| zij | they will have forgiven |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would forgive |
| jij | you would forgive |
| u | you (formal) would forgive |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would forgive |
| wij | we would forgive |
| jullie | you (plural) would forgive |
| zij | they would forgive |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have forgiven |
| jij | you would have forgiven |
| u | you (formal) would have forgiven |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have forgiven |
| wij | we would have forgiven |
| jullie | you (plural) would have forgiven |
| zij | they would have forgiven |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | forgive! |
| u | forgive! (formal) |
| jullie | forgive! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Dutch entries.