Verb conjugator

Dutch verb conjugation tables

Type any Dutch verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

Quick answer

Dutch verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common Dutch verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like zijn (to be) or zijn (to be), or type any Dutch verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing zijn (to be) · irregular

zijn

to be irregular
Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (present)
ik ben
jij/je bent
u bent
hij/zij/het is
wij/we zijn
jullie zijn
zij/ze zijn
Onvoltooid verleden tijd (simple past)
ik was
jij/je was
u was
hij/zij/het was
wij/we waren
jullie waren
zij/ze waren
Voltooid tegenwoordige tijd (present perfect)
ik ben geweest
jij/je bent geweest
u bent geweest
hij/zij/het is geweest
wij/we zijn geweest
jullie zijn geweest
zij/ze zijn geweest

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How Dutch conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (present), Onvoltooid verleden tijd (simple past), Voltooid tegenwoordige tijd (present perfect).

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (irregular for zijn, for example). Irregular verbs like zijn (to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

You do not learn these by staring at the grid. You learn them by meeting them, over and over, in real sentences until the pattern feels obvious. That is what reading does, and it is what reading in Lingo7 is built for: open a real book in Dutch, tap any verb form to see its meaning, and the conjugations start to stick on their own.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate Dutch verbs?

To conjugate a Dutch verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take zijn (to be): in the ik form it is ben now, was in the past, and ben geweest in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common Dutch verbs?

The most common Dutch verbs include zijn (to be), hebben (to have), gaan (to go), doen (to do), kunnen (to be able to (can)), mogen (to be allowed to (may)), moeten (to have to (must)), willen (to want). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.

Is Dutch verb conjugation hard?

Dutch conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Dutch is FSI Category I, about 750 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does Dutch have?

These three, Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd (present), Onvoltooid verleden tijd (simple past), Voltooid tegenwoordige tijd (present perfect), are the core of everyday Dutch and the right place to start. Real Dutch also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.