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Conjugate mogen

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

mogen

— to be allowed to
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gemogen
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikmagmochtheb gemogen
jij / jemagmochthebt gemogen
hij / zij / hetmagmochtheeft gemogen
wij / wemogenmochtenhebben gemogen
julliemogenmochtenhebben gemogen
zij (mv)mogenmochtenhebben gemogen

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): moog!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "mogen"?

The simple past of mogen is "mocht" (singular) and "mochten" (plural). The past participle is "gemogen", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "mogen" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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