Dutch reference
wachten
to wait
Regular · 12 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 wait |
| jij | you wait |
| u | you (formal) wait |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it waits |
| wij | we wait |
| jullie | you (plural) wait |
| zij | they wait |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I waited |
| jij | you waited |
| u | you (formal) waited |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it waited |
| wij | we waited |
| jullie | you (plural) waited |
| zij | they waited |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I waited; I have waited |
| jij | you waited; you have waited |
| u | you (formal) waited; you (formal) have waited |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it waited; he/she/it has waited |
| wij | we waited; we have waited |
| jullie | you (plural) waited; you (plural) have waited |
| zij | they waited; they have waited |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had waited |
| jij | you had waited |
| u | you (formal) had waited |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had waited |
| wij | we had waited |
| jullie | you (plural) had waited |
| zij | they had waited |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will wait |
| jij | you will wait |
| u | you (formal) will wait |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will wait |
| wij | we will wait |
| jullie | you (plural) will wait |
| zij | they will wait |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to wait |
| jij | you are going to wait |
| u | you (formal) are going to wait |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to wait |
| wij | we are going to wait |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to wait |
| zij | they are going to wait |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you wait? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have waited |
| jij | you will have waited |
| u | you (formal) will have waited |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have waited |
| wij | we will have waited |
| jullie | you (plural) will have waited |
| zij | they will have waited |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would wait |
| jij | you would wait |
| u | you (formal) would wait |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would wait |
| wij | we would wait |
| jullie | you (plural) would wait |
| zij | they would wait |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have waited |
| jij | you would have waited |
| u | you (formal) would have waited |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have waited |
| wij | we would have waited |
| jullie | you (plural) would have waited |
| zij | they would have waited |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | wait! |
| u | wait! (formal) |
| jullie | wait! (plural) |
Constructions
In progress
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am waiting |
| jij | you are waiting |
| u | you (formal) are waiting |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is waiting |
| wij | we are waiting |
| jullie | you (plural) are waiting |
| zij | they are waiting |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Present participle
- Past participle
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