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Conjugation of poetsen

  • Meaning to clean, to brush; to polish
  • Level A2
  • Pattern regular (-te) · conjugated like werken
  • Auxiliary hebben

What is special about this verb

Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.

Indicative

Voltooid verleden tijdpast perfect

ikhad gepoetst
jij/​jehad gepoetst
hij/​zij/​hethad gepoetst
wij/​wehadden gepoetst
julliehadden gepoetst
zij/​zehadden gepoetst

More on this: Ik had al gegeten: the pluperfect

Onvoltooid tegenwoordige toekomende tijdfuture

ikzal poetsen
jij/​jezult poetsen
hij/​zij/​hetzal poetsen
wij/​wezullen poetsen
julliezullen poetsen
zij/​zezullen poetsen

More on this: Ik zal je bellen: zullen

Conditional

Imperative

Non-finite forms

Example sentences from the course

Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.

  • Ik poets mijn tanden na het ontbijt.I brush my teeth after breakfast.

    poets — Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd · ik; Gebiedende wijs · jij/jullie

  • Heb je je tanden al gepoetst?Have you brushed your teeth yet?

    gepoetst — voltooid deelwoord

  • Ik poets twee keer per dag mijn tanden.I brush my teeth twice a day.

    poets — Onvoltooid tegenwoordige tijd · ik; Gebiedende wijs · jij/jullie

  • Ik heb de hele keuken gepoetst.I cleaned the whole kitchen.

    gepoetst — voltooid deelwoord · Gewerkt or gewoond: the regular participle

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