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