Level A2 · Regular, separable
Instappen conjugation
instappen = to get in
- Infinitive
- instappen
- Past
- stapte in · stapten in
- Perfect
- is ingestapt
Quick answer
Instappen means to get in. Past tense: stapte in (singular) and stapten in (plural). Past participle: ingestapt, with zijn: ik ben ingestapt.
Practise instappenPresent (tegenwoordige tijd)
| ik | stap in |
| jij | stapt in |
| hij/zij/het | stapt in |
| wij | stappen in |
| jullie | stappen in |
| zij | stappen in |
Past (verleden tijd)
| ik | stapte in |
| jij | stapte in |
| hij/zij/het | stapte in |
| wij | stapten in |
| jullie | stapten in |
| zij | stapten in |
Perfect (voltooide tijd)
| ik | ben ingestapt |
| jij | bent ingestapt |
| hij/zij/het | is ingestapt |
| wij | zijn ingestapt |
| jullie | zijn ingestapt |
| zij | zijn ingestapt |
Past perfect (voltooid verleden tijd)
| ik | was ingestapt |
| jij | was ingestapt |
| hij/zij/het | was ingestapt |
| wij | waren ingestapt |
| jullie | waren ingestapt |
| zij | waren ingestapt |
Future (toekomende tijd)
| ik | zal instappen |
| jij | zult instappen |
| hij/zij/het | zal instappen |
| wij | zullen instappen |
| jullie | zullen instappen |
| zij | zullen instappen |
Conditional (voorwaardelijke wijs)
| ik | zou instappen |
| jij | zou instappen |
| hij/zij/het | zou instappen |
| wij | zouden instappen |
| jullie | zouden instappen |
| zij | zouden instappen |
Instappen is a separable verb
In a main clause in goes to the end (ik stap in). In a subordinate clause the two parts stay together (dat ik instap). Participle: ingestapt.
| Main clause | ik stap in |
| Question | stap jij in? |
| Subordinate clause | … dat ik instap |
| With a modal verb | ik wil instappen |
| Perfect tense | ik ben ingestapt |
| With om ... te | om in te stappen |
| Imperative | stap in! |
Practise instappen
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Present
How this verb works
- Regular verb. The stem is stap. The infinitive stappen has p before -en, one of the sounds in 't kofschip (t, k, f, s, ch, p), so the past tense takes -te (stapte, stapten) and the participle ends in -t (ingestapt).
- Separable verb. In a main clause the prefix in goes to the end: ik stap in. In a subordinate clause it stays attached: ... dat ik instap, ... dat ik instapte.
- In the participle, ge goes between the two parts: ingestapt.
- Perfect tense with zijn: ik ben ingestapt, not ik heb ingestapt.
Questions about Dutch verbs
What is the past tense of instappen?
stapte in (ik, jij, hij/zij/het) and stapten in (wij, jullie, zij).
What is the past participle of instappen?
ingestapt, with zijn: ik ben ingestapt.
Is instappen used with hebben or zijn?
With zijn: ik ben ingestapt, hij is ingestapt.
Is instappen a separable verb?
Yes. In a main clause in goes to the end (ik stap in), in a subordinate clause it stays attached (dat ik instap). Participle: ingestapt.
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Forms checked against Wiktionary. Compound tenses use the fixed forms of hebben, zijn, zullen and zou.