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Conjugate doen

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

doen

— to do
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gedaan
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikdoedeedheb gedaan
jij / jedoetdeedhebt gedaan
hij / zij / hetdoetdeedheeft gedaan
wij / wedoendedenhebben gedaan
julliedoendedenhebben gedaan
zij (mv)doendedenhebben gedaan

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): do!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "doen"?

The simple past of doen is "deed" (singular) and "deden" (plural). The past participle is "gedaan", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "doen" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

doen is an irregular (strong) verb — its past and participle change the vowel, so they are memorised.

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