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Conjugate leggen

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

leggen

regularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gelegd
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikleglegdeheb gelegd
jij / jelegtlegdehebt gelegd
hij / zij / hetlegtlegdeheeft gelegd
wij / weleggenlegdenhebben gelegd
jullieleggenlegdenhebben gelegd
zij (mv)leggenlegdenhebben gelegd

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): leg!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "leggen"?

The simple past of leggen is "legde" (singular) and "legden" (plural). The past participle is "gelegd", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "leggen" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

leggen is a regular (weak) verb — it follows the standard stem + -te/-de and ge-…-t/d pattern.

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