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Summarizing the auxiliary verbs

A2Verbs · lesson 19 of 79

In general, the independent verb follows after the auxiliary verb(s).

We can distinguish four main types of auxiliary verb constructions:

Auxiliary verb + past participle

hebben | to have | zijn | to be

worden | to become | raken | to get

When the past participle itself serves as an auxiliary verb, the past participle turns into an infinitive.

Auxiliary verb + _te_ \+ infinitive

beweren | to claim | blijken | to appear

denken | to think | hopen | to hope

lijken | to seem | menen | to mean

schijnen | to seem | wensen | to wish

hebben | to have | hoeven | to need

komen | to come (to) | -- | --

aanmoedigen | to encourage | streven | to strive

bedoelen | to intend, mean | verlangen | to long for

beloven | to promise | verzoeken | to request

bevelen | to command | vragen om | to ask for

opdragen | to command | wensen | to wish

proberen | to try | -- | --

zitten | to sit | liggen | to lie

lopen | to walk | staan | to stand

hangen | to hang | -- | --

blijven te | to remain -able | zijn te | to be -able

vallen | to be -able | -- | --

durven | to dare | hoeven | to have to

hebben te | to have to | komen | to 'will happen'

Modal verbs

blijven | to stay, keep | gaan | to go

komen | to come | kunnen | to be able

moeten | to have to | mogen | to be allowed

willen | to want | zullen | 'to' will

Transitive auxiliary verbs

horen | to hear | vinden | to find

voelen | to feel | zien | to see

Auxiliary verb + _aan het_ \+ infinitive

This construction is exclusively reserved for the ['aan het' continuous](#/lesson/Verbs.Ot02).

The auxiliary verb is always [zijn](#/lesson/Verbs.Ir06) (to be).

'Aan het' + infinitive Dutch compound verbs
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