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Conjugate poetsen

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

poetsen

regularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gepoetst
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikpoetspoetsteheb gepoetst
jij / jepoetstpoetstehebt gepoetst
hij / zij / hetpoetstpoetsteheeft gepoetst
wij / wepoetsenpoetstenhebben gepoetst
julliepoetsenpoetstenhebben gepoetst
zij (mv)poetsenpoetstenhebben gepoetst

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): poets!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "poetsen"?

The simple past of poetsen is "poetste" (singular) and "poetsten" (plural). The past participle is "gepoetst", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "poetsen" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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