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Kennen (to know) - Onvoltooid verleden tijd (OVT), aantonende wijs (Past Perfect, indicative mood)

Kennen (to know) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Kennen - Conjugation of to know in Dutch: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the past perfect, indicative mood tense (Onvoltooid verleden tijd (OVT), aantonende wijs).

Onvoltooid verleden tijd (OVT), aantonende wijs (Past Perfect, indicative mood)

All conjugations and tenses: Kennen (to know) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Syllabus: Dutch lesson - Mijn tijd op school (My time at school)

Conjugation of to know in Onvoltooid verleden tijd (OVT)

Dutch English
(ik) kende I knew
(jij) kende/kendde you knew/know
(hij/zij/het) kende he/she/it knew
(wij) kenden we knew
(jullie) kenden you knew
(zij) kenden they knew

Example phrases

Dutch English
Ik kende de herinnering van de basisschool goed. I knew the memory of primary school well.
Jij kende de regels van de middelbare school al. You knew the rules of secondary school already.
Hij kende het klaslokaal van vroeger nog. He still knew the classroom from before.
Wij kenden elkaar sinds de kindertijd op school. We had known each other since childhood at school.
Jullie kenden de ervaring van goede cijfers halen. You knew the experience of getting good grades.
Zij kenden het gevoel van nostalgie en herinnering. They knew the feeling of nostalgia and memory.

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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kenden, kende

1.
Wij ... elkaar sinds de kindertijd op school.
(We had known each other since childhood at school.)
2.
Hij ... het klaslokaal van vroeger nog.
(He still knew the classroom from before.)
3.
Jullie ... de ervaring van goede cijfers halen.
(You knew the experience of getting good grades.)
4.
Jij ... de regels van de middelbare school al.
(You knew the rules of secondary school already.)
5.
Ik ... de herinnering van de basisschool goed.
(I knew the memory of primary school well.)
6.
Zij ... het gevoel van nostalgie en herinnering.
(They knew the feeling of nostalgia and memory.)