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