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 |