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