The Most Important Verbs in Dutch

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in Dutch, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five Dutch verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

First think of the solution. Then click the buttons to reveal the answers.

1
to have	hebben
I have	ik heb
you have	jij hebt
he has	hij heeft
we have	wij hebben
you have	jullie hebben
they have	zij hebben

2
to be	zijn
I am	ik ben
you are	jij bent
he is	hij is
we are	wij zijn
you are	jullie zijn
they are	zij zijn

3
to go	gaan
I go	ik ga
you go	jij gaat
he goes	hij gaat
we go	wij gaan
you go	jullie gaan
they go	zij gaan

4
can	kunnen
I can	ik kan
you can	jij kunt
he can	hij kan
we can	wij kunnen
you can	jullie kunnen
they can	zij kunnen
you can (formal)	u kunt

5
to do	doen
I do	ik doe
you do	jij doet
he does	hij doet
we do	wij doen
you do	jullie doen
they do	zij doen

6
I had	ik had
you had	jij had
he had	hij had
we had	wij hadden
they had	zij hadden

7
I was	ik was
you were	jij was
he was	hij was
we were	wij waren
you were	jullie waren

8
I went	ik ging
you went	jij ging
he went	hij ging
we went	wij gingen
you went	jullie gingen
they went	zij gingen

9
you did	jij deed
he did	hij deed
we did	wij deden
you did	jullie deden
they did	zij deden

10
I will have	ik zal hebben
you will have	jij zult hebben
he will have	hij zal hebben
we will have	wij zullen hebben
you will have	jullie zullen hebben
they will have	zij zullen hebben

11
I will be	ik zal zijn
you will be	jij zult zijn
he will be	hij zal zijn
we will be	wij zullen zijn
you will be	jullie zullen zijn
they will be	zij zullen zijn

12
I will go	ik zal gaan
you will go	jij zult gaan
he will go	hij zal gaan
we will go	wij zullen gaan
you will go	jullie zullen gaan
they will go	zij zullen gaan

13
I will do	ik zal doen
you will do	jij zult doen
he will do	hij zal doen
we will do	wij zullen doen
you will do	jullie zullen doen
they will do	zij zullen doen

14
Is there ... ?	Is er ...?
May I ... ?	Mag ik ...?
I need ...	Ik heb ... nodig.
Where is ... ?	Waar is ...?
What is ... ?	Wat is ...?
How much is ... ?	Wat kost ...?
I would like to have ...	Ik wil graag ...
Can you ... ?	Kun je ...?
Can you (formal) ... ?	Kunt u ...?

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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