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Conjugation of opbellen

  • Meaning to ring up, to phone
  • Level A2
  • Pattern regular (-de) · conjugated like bellen
  • Auxiliary hebben

What is special about this verb

Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.

Indicative

Voltooid verleden tijdpast perfect

ikhad opgebeld
jij/​jehad opgebeld
hij/​zij/​hethad opgebeld
wij/​wehadden opgebeld
julliehadden opgebeld
zij/​zehadden opgebeld

More on this: Ik had al gegeten: the pluperfect

Onvoltooid tegenwoordige toekomende tijdfuture

ikzal opbellen
jij/​jezult opbellen
hij/​zij/​hetzal opbellen
wij/​wezullen opbellen
julliezullen opbellen
zij/​zezullen opbellen

More on this: Ik zal je bellen: zullen

Conditional

Imperative

Non-finite forms

Example sentences from the course

Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.

A common trap

Wrong Opbel je me morgen?

Right Bel je me morgen op?

The principle is familiar from English, but the particles are not the same ones. “Ring up” is opbellen (or simply bellen), “do the shopping” is boodschappen doen, “stop” is ophouden or stoppen. And because the English particle can sit right next to the verb (“ring up tomorrow”), people carry that habit over and write Opbel je me morgen? instead of putting the particle at the end.

Ik bel je op: separable verbs

Quick practice

4 gaps, first from the example sentences above, then from the table. Every answer counts towards your reviews.

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Verbs with the same pattern

Related grammar topics

The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.