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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:
  1. 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.

  2. 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) -- --

    • 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 Internal link alvorens, door, in plaats van, na, and zonder.

    • The Internal link verbable

      blijven te to remain -able zijn te to be -able
      vallen to be -able    

    • Internal link Durven, hoeven, hebben, and komen

      durven to dare hoeven to have to
      hebben te to have to komen to 'will happen'

  3. 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

  4. 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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