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Personal pronouns werken rijden
ik, jij/je, u, hij, zij/ze, het werkte reed
wij/we, jullie, zij/ze werkten reden
Verb forms in the present perfect tense
The present perfect forms are different within the singular, because the
form consists of a helping verb, hebben or zijn, and a past participle. The
plural forms are the same.
Personal pronouns werken rijden
ik heb gewerkt heb gereden
jij/je, u hebt gewerkt hebt gereden
hij, zij/ze, het heeft gewerkt heeft gereden
wij/we, jullie, zij/ze hebben gewerkt hebben gereden
The past participles of weak verbs are formed with the prefix ge- and the
ending -t or -d, depending on the end consonant of the stem of the verb;
if the stem of the verb ends in p, t, k, f, s, and ch, the past participle will
end in -t. All others end in -d. Past participles of strong verbs are also formed
with the prefix ge-, but they end in -en, and in most cases the stem vowel
changes. If the infinitive is a separable verb, the prefix ge- is not placed at
the beginning of the participle, but in the middle, between the separable
prefix and the stem of the verb. The past participle of opbellen ‘to call’,
for example, is opgebeld, and aankomen ‘to arrive’ becomes aangekomen.
Weak and strong verb infinitives beginning with be-, er-, ge-, her-, ontand
ver- form their past participle without ge-. These are the inseparable
verbs. The past participle of betalen, for instance, is betaald, and the past
participle of beginnen is begonnen.
For examples in more detail, check Unit 18 of Basic Dutch.
Most verbs use hebben to form the present perfect tense, and some
use zijn. A verb takes zijn when it expresses motion from one place
to another or change in condition or form. The present perfect of
Erik rijdt naar Groningen. Erik drives to Groningen.
therefore is
and
Erik is naar Groningen gereden.
Het kind groeit. The child grows.
Verb
forms
in the
present
perfect
tense
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