Exercises

Each topic in the Main index and Glossary is accompanied by interactive, self-correcting exercises. To view the exercises for a specific grammar topic, enter the topic of your choice and click on the link ‘exercises' in the left banner. The exercises open in a separate, resizable window. Further down this page, you find a list of all exercises in the Beginners Dutch Grammar.

The exercises were developed with Hot Potatoes educational software. They include multiple-choice, short-answer, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises. They are all self-explanatory and self-correcting, providing model answers and feedback. We advise you to read the instructions for each exercise very carefully.

Automatic scoring is included for each exercise. Note that an exercise will only submit a result if it is properly completed: exercises are considered completed when all the questions have been answered correctly. Most exercises can be completed multiple times: reload the exercise/page for more and new questions and tasks.

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adjective

exercise about the declension and use of adjectives in Dutch (1).
exercise about the declension and use of adjectives in Dutch (2).
adverb
exercise about adverbs in Dutch.
article and gender
exercise about definite articles in Dutch.
auxiliary
exercise about auxiliaries in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the perfect tense of auxiliaries in Dutch.
clauses
exercise about clauses in Dutch.
comparative superlative
exercise about the comparative and superlative in Dutch.
conditional clause
exercise about the conditional in Dutch in the present tense.
exercise about the conditional in Dutch in the past tense and pluperfect.
conjunction
exercise about coordinating conjunctions in Dutch.
exercise about the use of subordinating conjunctions in Dutch and the effect they have on word order (1).
exercise about the use of subordinating conjunctions in Dutch (2).
countable and uncountable nouns
exercise about countable and uncountable nouns in Dutch.
counterfactual
exercise about the counterfactual in Dutch.
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declarative sentence
exercise about declarative sentences in Dutch.
definite article
exercise about definite articles in Dutch.
demonstrative pronoun
exercise about demonstrative pronouns in Dutch.
diminutive
exercise about the the formation of diminutives in Dutch (1).
exercise about the the formation of diminutives in Dutch (2).
direct object
exercise about direct, indirect and prepositional objects in Dutch (1).
exercise about direct, indirect and prepositional objects in Dutch (2).
durative aspect
exercise about the various ways in which the durative aspect can be expressed in Dutch
er
exercise about the word 'er'.
future aspect
exercise about the formation of the future in Dutch.
imperative
exercise about the imperative in Dutch.
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indirect object
exercise about direct, indirect and prepositional objects in Dutch (1).
exercise about direct, indirect and prepositional objects in Dutch (2).
indirect speech
exercise about indirect speech in Dutch.
infinitive
exercise about infinitives and finite verbs in Dutch.
om + te + infinitive
exercise about clauses beginning with 'om' in Dutch.
interrogative sentences
exercise about the formation of yes/no questions in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of of WH-questions (i.e. questions with a question word) in Dutch.
inversion
exercise about word order in Dutch sentences, and specifically about inversion (1).
exercise about word order in Dutch sentences, and specifically about inversion (2).
irregular and strong verbs
exercise about irregular verbs in Dutch.
main clause
exercise about main clauses in Dutch.
modal verbs
exercise about the formation of the present tense of modal verbs in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the past tense of modal verbs in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the perfect tense of modal verbs in Dutch.
modal verbs: hoeven te
exercise about the use of the construction 'hoeven te' in Dutch (1).
exercise about the use of the construction 'hoeven te' in Dutch (2).
modal verbs: zou
exercise about the use of 'zou' to make requests more polite.
exercise about the conditional in Dutch in the past tense and the pluperfect.
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negation
exercise about negation in Dutch (1).
exercise about negation in Dutch (2).
exercise about negation in Dutch (3).
noun
exercise about Dutch nouns.
numeral
exercise about ordinals and cardinals in Dutch.
object
exercise about direct, indirect and prepositional objects in Dutch (1).
exercise about direct, indirect and prepositional objects in Dutch (2).
particles
passive voice
exercise about the formation of the passive voice in Dutch in the present tense.
exercise about the passive voice in Dutch in the imperfect tense and future aspect.
exercise about the passive voice in Dutch in the perfect tense and the pluperfect.
past tense imperfect
exercise about the formation of the past tense of regular weak verbs in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the past tense of strong and irregular verbs in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the past tense of separable verbs in Dutch.
perfect tense
exercise about the formation of the perfect tense of regular weak verbs in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the perfect tense of strong and irregular verbs in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the perfect tense of separable verbs in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the perfect tense of auxiliaries in Dutch.
personal pronoun
exercise about about personal pronouns in Dutch (subject pronouns).
exercise about about personal pronouns in Dutch (object pronouns).
phrasal verbs
exercise about phrasal verbs in Dutch.
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pluperfect
exercise about the pluperfect in Dutch.
plural of nouns
exercise about the formation of plurals in Dutch (1).
exercise about the formation of plurals in Dutch (2).
position verbs
exercise about the use of the present tense of the position verbs hangen, liggen, staan and zitten.
possessive pronoun
exercise about possessive pronouns in Dutch (1).
exercise about possessive pronouns in Dutch (2).
exercise about possessive constructions with proper names in Dutch.
preposition
exercise about prepositions in Dutch.
prepositional object
exercise about direct, indirect and prepositional objects in Dutch (1).
exercise about direct, indirect and prepositional objects in Dutch (2).
present tense
exercise about the formation of the present tense (singular) in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the present tense (singular and plural) in Dutch.
exercise about the formation of the present tense of irregular verbs ('hebben' and 'zijn') in Dutch.
pronominal adverbs
exercise about pronominal adverbs in Dutch, especially about the personal pronominal adverb.
exercise about pronominal adverbs in Dutch, especially about personal and demonstrative pronominal adverbs.
exercise about the formation of relative clauses in Dutch, using relative pronominal adverbs.
exercise about interrogative pronominal adverbs in Dutch.
exercise about indefinite pronominal adverbs in Dutch.
pronoun
exercise about demonstrative pronouns in Dutch.
exercise about interrogative pronouns in Dutch.
exercise about personal pronouns in Dutch (1).
exercise about personal pronouns in Dutch (2).
exercise about possessive pronouns in Dutch (1).
exercise about possessive pronouns in Dutch (2).
exercise about reflexive pronouns in Dutch.
exercise about relative pronouns in Dutch.
proportion clauses
exercise about the formation of proportional clauses in Dutch.
question words
exercise about question words in Dutch.
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reflexive verbs
exercise about reflexive verbs in Dutch.
regular and irregular verbs
exercise about regular and irregular verbs in Dutch (1).
exercise about regular and irregular verbs in Dutch (2).
relative clause
exercise about the formation of relative clauses in Dutch.
relative pronoun
exercise about about relative pronouns in Dutch.
sentence structure
exercise to practise your knowledge of word order in Dutch.
separable verbs
exercise about the formation of the present tense of separable verbs in Dutch.
exercise about separable verbs in clauses beginning with 'om'.
spelling
exercise to test your knowledge of Dutch spelling (1)
exercise to test your knowledge of Dutch spelling (2).
subject
exercise about subjects in Dutch.
subordinate clause and conjunction
exercise about subordinate clauses and conjunctions in Dutch (1).
exercise about subordinate clauses and conjunctions in Dutch (2).
transitive and intransitive verbs
exercise about transitive and intransitive verbs in Dutch (1).
verb
exercise about verbs in Dutch.
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