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201 Dutch Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses (201 Verbs)

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This book should really be 1500 Dutch verbs, since the most useful part of the book is the section with 1500 verbs giving the reader the infinitive, simple past, and past participle, and indicating if there is separable prefix, along with translation. This is particularly useful in Dutch. There are also 201 verbs fully conjugated, but this is not so important as in some languages since most Dutch verbs conjugate quite regularly once you know the past and the participles. Its still good to have as a beginner of course. I would say this book is much better than some of the other 201 verbs books. I have 201 Italian, Spanish and Russian Verbs too, and they don't have any of the extras that this book has, such as the grammar summary and other bonus sections. This book is so good, in fact, I recommend it for those who don't even have an interest in the Dutch language. You just might after you browse through this great book!

My textbooks for the other languages I have studied always included a conjugation guide to most common irregular verbs at the back. When I discovered that my Dutch textbook lacked this feature, I invested in this book. Although my Dutch-English dictionary includes a brief listing of irregular verb formations in the beginning, the format of this book is significantly easier to understand. I particularly use it when I need to double-check my spelling (a feature for which my dictionary is nearly useless). I'm afraid that I'll have to disagree with the previous reviewer's assertion that public humiliation is the only way to learn (Dutch) spelling. I am a native English speaker and I still use my Webster's Unabridged nearly every day; there's no reason I shouldn't be able to do the same in Dutch.

This book is exactly what it says it is- 201 verbs fully conjugated - with a few extras.
It is a very good reference point, and is very helpful to the beginning student when learning to conjugate verbs. This book can be used as a reference point on how verbs are conjuated in the different tenses, and can be used as well to check your work. Each verb is given it's own page, with the Present, Past, Future, Conditional, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect, and Conditional Perfect tenses. Some verbs also have information on their Indictive Passive tense.
Additionally, this book includes a glossary of 1500 additional verbs (with those listed in the main part of the book bold-faced), a small section (24 pages) on basic grammer related to verb use, information on verb-classes (weak, strong, irregular) in Dutch and a verb index arranged alphabetically by the English translation.
Highly recommended!

This is an excellent concise guide to common Dutch verbs. Clear, logical graphic layout makes the conjugations easy to understand, and the introduction contains brief explanations of basic Dutch grammar as well. Highly recommended.

There are very few resources for learning Dutch and even fewer good resources. However, this book is a must, it has grammar elements in the front, goes through the verbs, and then ends with a list of 1500 verbs. If you are truely serious about learning Dutch this is a book that needs to be included in your studies.

That's really amazing book that will help you to avoid tricky moments in Dutch language (and there is a lot of them).

Together with this book i would also recommend to buy grammar book
"Essential Dutch Grammar ". Also from Henry Stern.

This two books are perfect combination for beginners and intermediate level users (can I say it like that?). This books are in my collection and i for sure not gonna sell it in next 10 years.

One of the many books I have purchased while learning Dutch and by far the most useful. Having many commonly used verbs fully conjugated in all the tenses at your fingertips, takes out a lot of stress! I feel as though it's my secret weapon and an absolute Godsend! Great reference at the start of the book too!! Best buy!!

This book is a must have! The Dutch language is difficult enough without having to figure out how to conjugate the verbs.

After you have a grasp of grammar and sentence structure, and you're starting to pick up some extra vocabulary, get this book.

Being unable to buy such a book in Russian I decided to look for a book in English. I found it to be a good reference of the most popular Dutch verbs. I liked the way the authors tell in brief about all the tenses of the Dutch verbs for quick reference. I wish it was "Five Hundred and One Dutch Verbs Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses", so that I do not have to upgrade it to that one when it is published. I wish also it was a hard-cover edition since I take it with me and use quite often. Bearing all that in mind I rated the book with four stars. I would have rated it 4,5 if it was possible.