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Conjugate drinken

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

drinken

— to drink
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gedronken
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikdrinkdronkheb gedronken
jij / jedrinktdronkhebt gedronken
hij / zij / hetdrinktdronkheeft gedronken
wij / wedrinkendronkenhebben gedronken
julliedrinkendronkenhebben gedronken
zij (mv)drinkendronkenhebben gedronken

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): drink!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "drinken"?

The simple past of drinken is "dronk" (singular) and "dronken" (plural). The past participle is "gedronken", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "drinken" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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