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to introduce oneself; imagine
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 introduce myself |
| jij | you introduce yourself |
| u | you (formal) introduce yourself |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it introduces himself/herself/itself |
| wij | we introduce ourselves |
| jullie | you (plural) introduce yourselves |
| zij | they introduce themselves |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I introduced myself |
| jij | you introduced yourself |
| u | you (formal) introduced yourself |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wij | we introduced ourselves |
| jullie | you (plural) introduced yourselves |
| zij | they introduced themselves |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I introduced myself; I have introduced myself |
| jij | you introduced yourself; you have introduced yourself |
| u | you (formal) introduced yourself; you (formal) have introduced yourself |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it introduced himself/herself/itself; he/she/it has introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wij | we introduced ourselves; we have introduced ourselves |
| jullie | you (plural) introduced yourselves; you (plural) have introduced yourselves |
| zij | they introduced themselves; they have introduced themselves |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I had introduced myself |
| jij | you had introduced yourself |
| u | you (formal) had introduced yourself |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it had introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wij | we had introduced ourselves |
| jullie | you (plural) had introduced yourselves |
| zij | they had introduced themselves |
Future (zullen)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will introduce myself |
| jij | you will introduce yourself |
| u | you (formal) will introduce yourself |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will introduce himself/herself/itself |
| wij | we will introduce ourselves |
| jullie | you (plural) will introduce yourselves |
| zij | they will introduce themselves |
Future (gaan)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I am going to introduce myself |
| jij | you are going to introduce yourself |
| u | you (formal) are going to introduce yourself |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it is going to introduce himself/herself/itself |
| wij | we are going to introduce ourselves |
| jullie | you (plural) are going to introduce yourselves |
| zij | they are going to introduce themselves |
Question (jij)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | do you introduce yourself? |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I will have introduced myself |
| jij | you will have introduced yourself |
| u | you (formal) will have introduced yourself |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it will have introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wij | we will have introduced ourselves |
| jullie | you (plural) will have introduced yourselves |
| zij | they will have introduced themselves |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would introduce myself |
| jij | you would introduce yourself |
| u | you (formal) would introduce yourself |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would introduce himself/herself/itself |
| wij | we would introduce ourselves |
| jullie | you (plural) would introduce yourselves |
| zij | they would introduce themselves |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ik | I would have introduced myself |
| jij | you would have introduced yourself |
| u | you (formal) would have introduced yourself |
| hij/zij/het | he/she/it would have introduced himself/herself/itself |
| wij | we would have introduced ourselves |
| jullie | you (plural) would have introduced yourselves |
| zij | they would have introduced themselves |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| jij | introduce yourself! |
| u | introduce yourself! (formal) |
| jullie | introduce yourselves! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with te
- Past participle
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