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Doen and zien

B1Verbs · lesson 45 of 79

Doen (to do)

Past participle: gedaan

Simple present:

ik | doe | I do

je | doet | you do

hij | doet | he does

we | doen | we do

jullie | doen | you do

ze | doen | they do

Simple past:

ik | deed | I did

je | deed | you did

hij | deed | he did

we | deden | we did

jullie | deden | you did

ze | deden | they did

A few examples of verbs with the same conjugation as _doen:_ _zich ontdoen van_ (to get rid of), _meedoen_ (to participate).

Zien (to see)

Past participle: gezien

Simple present:

ik | zie | I see

je | ziet | you see

hij | ziet | he sees

we | zien | we see

jullie | zien | you see

ze | zien | they see

Simple past:

ik | zag | I saw

je | zag | you saw

hij | zag | he saw

we | zagen | we saw

jullie | zagen | you saw

ze | zagen | they saw

A few examples of verbs with the same conjugation as _zien:_ _ontzien_ (to spare), _overzien_(to have an overview).

Note that the examples above give you the unstressed [personal pronouns](#/lesson/Pronouns.Ps01). Some pronouns change when they are stressed in a phrase: je/jij, we/wij, ze/zij (both singular and plural).

Gaan, slaan, staan, zien, doen Gaan, slaan, staan
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