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