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Conjugate afwassen

Every form of the Dutch verb afwassen — present, past and perfect — with the participle and auxiliary.

afwassen

— to wash
irregularseparableauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: afgewassen
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikwas afwaste afheb afgewassen
jij / jewast afwaste afhebt afgewassen
hij / zij / hetwast afwaste afheeft afgewassen
wij / wewassen afwasten afhebben afgewassen
julliewassen afwasten afhebben afgewassen
zij (mv)wassen afwasten afhebben afgewassen

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): was af!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "afwassen"?

The simple past of afwassen is "waste af" (singular) and "wasten af" (plural). The past participle is "afgewassen", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "afwassen" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

afwassen is an irregular (strong) verb — its past and participle change the vowel, so they are memorised. It is also a separable verb: the prefix splits off in a main clause.

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