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