The 'other verbs' (OV) are all verbs other than the finite verb. We find the OV at the very end of the right side.
If a sentence has more than one verb, the OV is placed at the end of the sentence. As a consequence, if there is more than one OV, these OV's are always grouped together.
OV's are either infinitives or past participles. Recall, that in general, the independent verb comes last (see [independent verbs](#/lesson/Verbs.Au02)).
[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [DIROB](#/lesson/WordOrder.16) | OV
De tulpen zullen | heel veel water | opnemen
The tulips will absorb a lot of water.
[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [MANNER](#/lesson/WordOrder.14) | [MISC](#/lesson/WordOrder.28) | OV
De mensen willen | niet langer | op het eten | blijven wachten
The people no longer want to (keep) wait(ing) for dinner.
If a phrase contains an auxiliary verb that requires _te_, we will simply consider _te_ part of the OV. The same goes for _aan het_. Recall, that we need the latter to form the continuous.
[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [TIME](#/lesson/WordOrder.13) | OV
Zij zitten | de hele dag | te kibbelen
They are quarrelling all day.
In the above example, it is _zitten_ that urges the independent verb _kibbelen_ to be preceded by _te_.
The word _te_ can also occur in the middle of the OV. This is the case if one of the OVs (rather than the finite verb) is an auxiliary verb that needs to be followed by _te_.
[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [DIROB'](#/lesson/WordOrder.07) | [not](#/lesson/WordOrder.45) | OV
Hij heeft | ons | niet | weten te overtuigen\*
He has not managed to convince us.
(\*) Recall, that when a past participle serves as an auxiliary verb, [it turns into an infinitive](#/lesson/Verbs.Au05).
We use _aan het_ for the conjugation of the [continuous](#/lesson/Verbs.Ot02). _Aan het_ is also considered part of OV:
[FF](#/lesson/WordOrder.04) | [DIROB](#/lesson/WordOrder.16) | OV
Ze zijn | de huizen aan de overkant | aan het verbouwen
They are renovating the houses across the street.