In Dutch, we use different verbs when we make the perfect tense:
- ben/is/zijn/was/waren
- heb/hebt/heeft/hebben/had/hadden
In English, we only use the verb ‘have’. Don’t forget to use the right form though.
| Dutch | English |
| Ik ben gevallen. |
I have fallen. |
| Zij was gegaan. |
She had gone. |
| Wij zijn aangekomen. | We have arrived. |
| Zij waren gebleven. | They had stayed. |