Learn Dutch · B1
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Double Infinitive
Grammar: The Double Infinitive Construction.
When modal verbs (willen, kunnen, moeten, mogen) or perception verbs (zien, horen, laten) appear in the perfect tense, they keep their infinitive form instead of becoming a past participle.
- Ik heb moeten werken.
- I have had to work.
- Zij heeft niet kunnen komen.
- She has not been able to come.
- Wij hebben het gebouw zien staan.
- We saw the building standing there.
- Hij heeft zijn auto laten repareren.
- He had his car repaired.
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