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Conjugate zetten

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

zetten

regularauxiliary: hebbenparticiple: gezet
 Presenttegenwoordige tijdSimple pastverleden tijdPerfectvoltooid tegenw. tijd
ikzetzetteheb gezet
jij / jezetzettehebt gezet
hij / zij / hetzetzetteheeft gezet
wij / wezettenzettenhebben gezet
julliezettenzettenhebben gezet
zij (mv)zettenzettenhebben gezet

Imperative (gebiedende wijs): zet!

About this verb

What is the past tense of "zetten"?

The simple past of zetten is "zette" (singular) and "zetten" (plural). The past participle is "gezet", used with the auxiliary hebben in the perfect tense.

Is "zetten" a regular or irregular Dutch verb?

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

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