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