Dutch reference
volgen
to follow
Regular · 13 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 follow |
| jij | you follow |
| u | you (formal) follow |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it follows |
| wij | we follow |
| jullie | you (plural) follow |
| zij | they follow |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I followed |
| jij | you followed |
| u | you (formal) followed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it followed |
| wij | we followed |
| jullie | you (plural) followed |
| zij | they followed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I followed; I have followed |
| jij | you followed; you have followed |
| u | you (formal) followed; you (formal) have followed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it followed; he/she/it has followed |
| wij | we followed; we have followed |
| jullie | you (plural) followed; you (plural) have followed |
| zij | they followed; they have followed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had followed |
| jij | you had followed |
| u | you (formal) had followed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had followed |
| wij | we had followed |
| jullie | you (plural) had followed |
| zij | they had followed |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will follow |
| jij | you will follow |
| u | you (formal) will follow |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will follow |
| wij | we will follow |
| jullie | you (plural) will follow |
| zij | they will follow |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to follow |
| jij | you are going to follow |
| u | you (formal) are going to follow |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to follow |
| wij | we are going to follow |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to follow |
| zij | they are going to follow |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you follow? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have followed |
| jij | you will have followed |
| u | you (formal) will have followed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have followed |
| wij | we will have followed |
| jullie | you (plural) will have followed |
| zij | they will have followed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would follow |
| jij | you would follow |
| u | you (formal) would follow |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would follow |
| wij | we would follow |
| jullie | you (plural) would follow |
| zij | they would follow |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have followed |
| jij | you would have followed |
| u | you (formal) would have followed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have followed |
| wij | we would have followed |
| jullie | you (plural) would have followed |
| zij | they would have followed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | follow! |
| u | follow! (formal) |
| jullie | follow! (plural) |
Constructions
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am followed |
| jij | you are followed |
| u | you (formal) are followed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is followed |
| wij | we are followed |
| jullie | you (plural) are followed |
| zij | they are followed |
Completed passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I have been followed |
| jij | you have been followed |
| u | you (formal) have been followed |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it has been followed |
| wij | we have been followed |
| jullie | you (plural) have been followed |
| zij | they have been followed |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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