A1 · مبتدئ فصل 9

Doing Things Now

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the rhythm of daily Dutch life by learning how to conjugate regular verbs in the present tense.

  • Identify the verb stem.
  • Apply the -t rule for singular subjects.
  • Conjugate regular verbs with confidence.
Bring your Dutch to life, one verb at a time.

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Learn the present tense conjugation for regular verbs. You will practice the stem+t rule for different subjects.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly conjugate regular Dutch verbs for 'hij', 'zij', and 'het' by adding the 't' to the stem.

نصائح وحيل (1)

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Check the stem

Always remove '-en' first. Don't guess!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Present Tense (Stem + T)

المفردات الرئيسية (6)

werken to work spelen to play koken to cook kijken to watch hij he zij she

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briefcase

At the Office

Review Summary

  • Stem + t

أخطاء شائعة

You forgot the 't' for the third person singular. Always add 't' for hij/zij/het.

Wrong: Hij werk
صحيح: Hij werkt

Don't use the infinitive form when you mean the present tense.

Wrong: Zij werkten
صحيح: Zij werkt

This is past tense! Keep it simple with stem+t for now.

Wrong: Het werkte
صحيح: Het werkt

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Next Steps

You are making incredible progress! Keep practicing, and these verb endings will become second nature.

Translate 10 daily actions into Dutch using the stem+t rule.

تدريب سريع (3)

Which is correct?

Wij ___ in de stad.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: wonen
Plural uses infinitive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Present Tense (Stem + T)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Ik werkt in de winkel.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Ik werk
Ik uses stem only.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Present Tense (Stem + T)

Conjugate 'werken' for 'Hij'.

Hij ___ hard.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: werkt
Stem + t.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Regular Present Tense (Stem + T)

Score: /3

أسئلة شائعة (2)

It's a grammatical marker for the third person singular.
You don't add another 't'.