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Gaan, slaan and staan
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Gaan (to go)

simple present
simple past
ik ga I go ik ging I went
je gaat you go je ging you went
hij gaat he goes hij ging he went
we gaan we go we gingen we went
jullie gaan you go jullie gingen you went
ze gaan they go ze gingen they went
past participle: gegaan auxiliary verb for pp: zijn

Conjugated as gaan: ontgaan (to miss, fail to notice), ondergaan (to undergo), vergaan (to perish), begaan (to commit), ontgaan (to escape one's attention).

Slaan (to hit)

simple present
simple past
ik sla I hit ik sloeg I hit
je slaat you hit je sloeg you hit
hij slaat he hits hij sloeg he hit
we slaan we hit we sloegen we hit
jullie slaan you hit jullie sloegen you hit
ze slaan they hit ze sloegen they hit
past participle: geslagen auxiliary verb for pp: hebben

Same conjugation as slaan: verslaan (to beat, to win), ontslaan (to fire).

Staan (to stand)

simple present
simple past
ik sta I stand ik stond I stood
je staat you stand je stond you stood
hij staat he stands hij stond he stood
we staan we stand we stonden we stood
jullie staan you stand jullie stonden you stood
ze staan they stand ze stonden they stood
past participle: gestaan auxiliary verb for pp: hebben

Conjugated as staan: ontstaan (to evolve, come to exist), bestaan (to exist), verstaan (to understand), misstaan (to misfit).

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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