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Conjugate vangen

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

vangen

— to catch
irregularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gevangen
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikvangvingheb gevangen
jij / jevangtvinghebt gevangen
hij / zij / hetvangtvingheeft gevangen
wij / wevangenvingenhebben gevangen
jullievangenvingenhebben gevangen
zij (mv)vangenvingenhebben gevangen

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): vang!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "vangen"?

The simple past of vangen is "ving" (singular) and "vingen" (plural). The past participle is "gevangen", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "vangen" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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