Dutch verbs (part 1?)

This is for Arty <3

Present			Step 1: remove –en from the infinitive (werken) Step 2: add the right ending That’s how easy it is :)
ik jij, u, hij, zij, het wij, jullie, zij		werk werkt werken
Some rules for the stem: ·         Long vowel infinitives require long vowel stems  (praten -> praat) ·         A stem never ends in two identical consonants (stoppen -> stop) ·         A stem never ends in v or z (schrijven -> schrijf, lezen -> lees) ·         The stem of an '-iën verb' ends in ie (also zien -> zie)
Irregular
ik jij, u hij, zij, het wij, jullie, zij	zijn (to be) ben bent is zijn			hebben (to have) heb hebt heeft hebben	gaan (to go) ga gaat gaat gaan

Past
Weak verbs						Step 1:remove –en from the infinitive to get the stem Step 2:check if the last letter is t, k, f, s, ch, p Step 3:add the right ending to the ik-form of the verb (not the stem!)
ik jij, u, hij, zij, het wij, jullie, zij		werkte werkte werkten		leerde leerde leerden
So, when do you use –te(n) and when do you use –de(n)? You use –te(n) when the last letter of the stem is t, k, f, s, ch (only this combination, not c or h), and p. There’s a word to remember this: ’t kofschip Only use the consonants! The word is a little hard to remember if you don’t speak Dutch I guess.
Strong verbs
Strong verbs are, unfotunately, a little harder. You can’t add –ed to every verb in English, and the same goes for Dutch. Strong verbs change a vowel in the past tense. For example, in English it’s: I drink -> I drank. In Dutch it’s: ik drink -> ik dronk. You’ll just need to learn what verbs are strong and what they change to. Some examples:
singular plural	lopen (to walk) liep liepen				eten (to eat) at aten			blijven (to stay) bleef bleven		liegen (to lie) loog logen
Irregular (although there are a lot of verbs that are irregular and don’t just change a vowel, these are the common ones, irregular in the present too)
singular plural			zijn (to be) was waren				hebben (to have) had hadden		gaan (to go) ging gingen

To be continued I guess! And I know this is incredibly boring, I don't know who is actually interested in this.... o_o