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Dutch Verbs on the Hear Dutch Here website - rules, and hear a native speaker

Introducing the Verb Stem and the Simple Present Tense - The simple present tense of Dutch verbs

The Verb Stem and the Spelling Rules - Learn to find the verb stem from the verb infinitive - if necessary applying the spelling rules for 'long' and 'short' vowels

Other Verb Stems - Learn about the S/Z and F/V shift in verb stems, and a few irregular verb stems

The Simple Present Tense - The simple present tense endings and how some verb stems change when various endings are added

The Simple Past Tense - The forms of the simple past tense, and learn about 'strong' and 'weak' verbs

The Perfect Tenses - The past participle and the two auxiliary verbs Dutch uses for the perfect tenses

Compound Verbs, sometimes Splitting up, and Inseparable Prefixes - Learn which compound verbs split up, when and how

The Passive voice - The passive voice's auxiliary verb 'worden,' its use of the main verb's past participle, and other use of the verb 'worden'

The Future Tense - The future tense uses the auxiliary verb 'zullen' and the infinitive of the main verb

Reflexive Verbs - Learn about the reflexive verbs - much more common in Dutch than in English

A Dutch Continuous/Progressive - How Dutch verbs describe an ongoing activity with 'liggen,' - 'zitten' - 'staan' and 'lopen'

Other Verb Combinations - Some Dutch verbs use the infinitive instead of the past participle in the perfect tenses when combined with other verbs

'Activities Phrases,' and the Imperative - Learn how to combine verbs and nouns for 'activities phrases,'- for instance 'Learning words' - Woordjes leren  - and learn how to phrase commands, orders, instructions and suggestions

60 Common Verbs, Fully Conjugated with many Examples of usage - Reference and examples page: see and hear common verbs used

Personal Pronouns - Personal pronouns

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