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Summary
Verb exercises
Online verb conjugator
English version by
Bieneke Berendsen
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In general, the independent verb follows after the auxiliary verb(s).
We can distinguish four main types of auxiliary verb constructions:
Auxiliary verb + past participle
hebben
to have
zijn
to be
worden
to become
raken
to get
When the past participle itself serves as an auxiliary verb, the past participle turns into an infinitive.
Auxiliary verb +
te
+ infinitive
A list of "that - verbs"
beweren
to claim
blijken
to appear
denken
to think
hopen
to hope
lijken
to seem
menen
to mean
schijnen
to seem
wensen
to wish
hebben
to have
hoeven
to need
komen
to come (to)
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A list of "om - verbs"
aanmoedigen
to encourage
streven
to strive
bedoelen
to intend, mean
verlangen
to long for
beloven
to promise
verzoeken
to request
bevelen
to command
vragen om
to ask for
opdragen
to command
wensen
to wish
proberen
to try
The 'te' continuous
zitten
to sit
liggen
to lie
lopen
to walk
staan
to stand
hangen
to hang
All verbs that follow
alvorens, door, in plaats van, na,
and
zonder
.
The
verbable
blijven te
to remain -able
zijn te
to be -able
vallen
to be -able
Durven, hoeven, hebben, and komen
durven
to dare
hoeven
to have to
hebben te
to have to
komen
to 'will happen'
Auxiliary verb + bare infinitive
Modal verbs
blijven
to stay, keep
gaan
to go
komen
to come
kunnen
to be able
moeten
to have to
mogen
to be allowed
willen
to want
zullen
'to' will
Transitive auxiliary verbs
horen
to hear
vinden
to find
voelen
to feel
zien
to see
Auxiliary verb +
aan het
+ infinitive
This construction is exclusively reserved for the 'aan het' continuous.
The auxiliary verb is always
to be
.
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