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Conjugate openen

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

openen

regularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: geopend
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikopenopendeheb geopend
jij / jeopentopendehebt geopend
hij / zij / hetopentopendeheeft geopend
wij / weopenenopendenhebben geopend
jullieopenenopendenhebben geopend
zij (mv)openenopendenhebben geopend

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): open!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "openen"?

The simple past of openen is "opende" (singular) and "openden" (plural). The past participle is "geopend", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "openen" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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