The pluperfect works in the precise same way as the present perfect, but this time, we use the simple past tense of the verbs hebben or zijn before the past participle.
| ik
| had/was + pp
| we
| hadden/waren + pp
|
| je
| had/was + pp
| jullie
| hadden/waren + pp
|
| hij
| had/was + pp
| ze
| hadden/waren + pp
|
- praten (to talk) and luisteren (to listen)
| praten
| stem: praat
| luisteren
| stem: luister
|
| ik
| had gepraat
| ik
| had geluisterd
|
| je
| had gepraat
| je
| had geluisterd
|
| hij
| had gepraat
| hij
| had geluisterd
|
| we
| hadden gepraat
| we
| hadden geluisterd
|
| jullie
| hadden gepraat
| jullie
| hadden geluisterd
|
| ze
| hadden gepraat
| ze
| hadden geluisterd
|
- vallen (to fall) and betalen (to pay)
| vallen*
| stem: val
| betalen
| stem: betaal
|
| ik
| was gevallen
| ik
| had betaald
|
| je
| was gevallen
| je
| had betaald
|
| hij
| was gevallen
| hij
| had betaald
|
| we
| waren gevallen
| we
| hadden betaald
|
| jullie
| waren gevallen
| jullie
| hadden betaald
|
| ze
| waren gevallen
| ze
| hadden betaald
|
For the past participle of the strong verb 'vallen', we use zijn.
A very useful web site is
www.verbix.com. It conjugates Dutch verbs for you in all eight tenses.
Note that the examples above give you the unstressed personal pronouns. Some pronouns change when they are stressed in a phrase: je/jij, we/wij, ze/zij (both singular and plural).