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Doen (to do)

simple present
simple past
ik doe I do ik deed I did
je doet you do je deed you did
hij doet he does hij deed he did
we doen we do we deden we did
jullie doen you do jullie deden you did
ze doen they do ze deden they did
past participle: gedaan auxiliary verb for pp: hebben

A few examples of verbs with the same conjugation as doen: zich ontdoen van (to get rid of), meedoen (to participate).

Zien (to see)

simple present
simple past
ik zie I see ik zag I saw
je ziet you see je zag you saw
hij ziet he sees hij zag he saw
we zien we see we zagen we saw
jullie zien you see jullie zagen you saw
ze zien they see ze zagen they saw
past participle: gezien auxiliary verb for pp: hebben

A few examples of verbs with the same conjugation as zien: ontzien (to spare), overzien(to have an overview).


Note that the examples above give you the unstressed Internal link personal pronouns. Some pronouns change when they are stressed in a phrase: je/jij, we/wij, ze/zij (both singular and plural).
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