Grammar

Simple Past, Present Perfect and Past Perfect
When talking about verb tenses, it is important to keep apart Form and Use.
The use of the verb tenses sometimes diverges from Dutch.

In this section, three verb tenses are treated:

KB: Simple past

KB: Past perfect

KB: Present perfect

 

For those who want to know more, you can follow the link to the Kennisbank Present Perfect Extra.
It is pretty advanced stuff. On the other hand, it is English, isn't it?
When in doubt, consult your teacher.

KB: Present perfect - extra

Study the words of the Irregular Verb list.

hele werkwoord -

whole verb

verleden tijd -

past simple

voltooid deelwoord -

past article

Nederlands

to be

was, were

been

zijn

to beat

beat

beaten

slaan

to become

became

become

worden

to begin

began

begun

beginnen

to bend

bent

bent

buigen

to bet

bet

bet

wedden

to bind

bound

bound

binden

to bite

bit

bitten

bijten

to blow

blew

blown

blazen

to break

broke

broken

breken

to bring

brought

brought

brengen

to build

built

built

bouwen

to burn

burnt

burnt

branden

to burst

burst

burst

barsten

to buy

bought

bought

kopen

to catch

caught

caught

vangen

to choose

chose

chosen

kiezen

to come

came

come

komen

to cost

cost

cost

kosten

to creep

crept

crept

kruipen

to cut

cut

cut

snijden

to deal

dealt

dealt

omgaan, handelen

to dig

dug

dug

graven

to do

did

done

doen

to draw

drew

drawn

tekenen

to dream

dreamt

dreamt

dromen

to drink

drank

drunk

drinken

to drive

drove

driven

rijden

to eat

ate

eaten

eten

to fall

fell

fallen

vallen

to feed

fed

fed

voeren

to feel

felt

felt

voelen

to fight

fought

fought

vechten

to find

found

found

vinden

to flee

fled

fled

vluchten

to fly

flew

flown

vliegen

to forbid

forbade

forbidden

verbieden

to forget

forgot

forgotten

vergeten

to get

got

got

halen, krijgen

to give

gave

given

geven

to go

went

gone

gaan

to grow

grew

grown

groeien

to hang

hung

hung

(op)hangen

to have

had

had

hebben

to hear

heard

heard

horen

to hide

hid

hidden

verstoppen

to hit

hit

hit

raken

to hold

held

held

houden

to hurt

hurt

hurt

pijn doen

to keep

kept

kept

houden, bewaren

to know

knew

known

weten

to lay

laid

laid

leggen

to lead

led

led

leiden

to leave

left

left

verlaten

to lend

lent

lent

uitlenen

to let

let

let

laten

to lie

lay

lain

liggen

to lose

lost

lost

verliezen

to make

made

made

maken

to mean

meant

meant

betekenen

to meet

met  

met

ontmoeten

to pay

paid

paid

betalen

to put

put

put

(neer) zetten/leggen

to read

read

read

lezen

to ride

rode

ridden

rijden

to ring

rang

rung

bellen

to rise

rose

risen

opstaan

to run

ran

run

rennen

to say

said

said

zeggen

to see

saw

seen

zien

to seek

sought

sought

zoeken

to sell

sold

sold

verkopen

to send

sent

sent

zenden, sturen

to set

set

set

zetten

to shake

shook

shaken

schudden

to shine

shone

shone

schijnen

to shoot

shot

shot

schieten

to show

showed

shown

laten zien

to shut

shut

shut

sluiten

to sing

sang

sung

zingen

to sink

sank

sunk

zinken

to sit

sat

sat

zitten

to sleep

slept

slept

slapen

to smell

smelt

smelt

ruiken

to speak

spoke

spoken

spreken

to spend

spent

spent

uitgeven

to spoil

spoilt

spoilt

bederven

to spread

spread

spread

(ver)speiden

to stand

stood

stood

staan

to steal

stole

stolen

stelen

to stink

stank

stunk

stinken

to strike

struck

struck

opvallen, slaan

to swear

swore

sworn

vloeken

to sweep

swept

swept

vegen

to swim

swam

swum

zwemmen

to take

took

taken

nemen

to teach

taught

taught

lesgeven

to tear

tore

torn

scheuren

to tell

told

told

vertellen

to think

thought

thought

denken

to throw

threw

thrown

gooien

to understand

understood

understood

begrijpen

to wake

woke

woken

wakker worden

to wear

wore

worn

dragen (kleding)

to win

won

won

winnen

to write

wrote

written

schrijven