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Conjugate lopen

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

lopen

— to walk
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gelopen
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikloopliepheb gelopen
jij / jelooptliephebt gelopen
hij / zij / hetlooptliepheeft gelopen
wij / welopenliepenhebben gelopen
jullielopenliepenhebben gelopen
zij (mv)lopenliepenhebben gelopen

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): loop!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "lopen"?

The simple past of lopen is "liep" (singular) and "liepen" (plural). The past participle is "gelopen", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "lopen" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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