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Present Perfect with Auxiliary Zijn

Learn how to form the spoken Dutch present perfect tense using the auxiliary verb zijn for verbs of movement and state.

A vibrant, high-angle photograph of a bright yellow Dutch intercity train speeding across a green polder landscape under a vast, dramatic sky. In the distance, a charming Dutch city skyline is visible, emphasizing movement towards a destination in the Netherlands.
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Lesson#1
Most Dutch verbs use hebben to form the spoken present perfect tense. However, verbs that express directional movement with a destination, a change of state, and the verb to be itself use zijn instead. In this deck, you will learn how to form past sentences with these essential verbs.
Lesson#2
The verb gaan expresses movement towards a destination, so it takes zijn in the perfect tense. Its past participle is gegaan. Combine the present tense of zijn with gegaan at the end of the clause. For example, Ik ben naar huis gegaan means I went home.
Quiz#3
Translate into Dutch: 'I went home.'

Ik ben naar huis gegaan

Quiz#4
Speaking to a friend, translate into Dutch: 'You went to Amsterdam.'

Je bent naar Amsterdam gegaan

Quiz#5
Translate into Dutch: 'He went to school.'

Hij is naar school gegaan

Lesson#6
The verb komen also expresses directional movement and takes zijn as its auxiliary. Its past participle is gekomen. For example, Zij is gisteren gekomen means She came yesterday.

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