Dutch A2.22 Listening Practice: Select Zijn for Four Results
Dutch A2 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for select zijn for four results.
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A2.22
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Report selected completed movements or changes with the appropriate perfect auxiliary.
Use ben, is, or zijn with the four stored participles gegaan, gekomen, gebleven, and geworden, without extending zijn to other verbs.
New pattern
Perfect clauses with zijn for the closed result frames gegaan, gekomen, gebleven, and geworden.
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Anna is vroeg gekomen. We zijn thuis gebleven.
Anna arrived early. We stayed at home.
A short Dutch listening chapter with transcript.
Update someone about an arrival, departure, decision to remain, or visible change.
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1. Marieke · Teacher
Welcome back! I'm Marieke. Today we're learning when to use 'zijn' instead of 'hebben' in the Dutch past tense.
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2. Daan · Student
Hi Marieke! Is this the rule where every verb that shows movement uses 'zijn'?
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3. Marieke · Teacher
Not quite, Daan! It's much better to avoid general rules about movement and instead memorize four specific participle frames that always take 'zijn': gegaan, gekomen, gebleven, and geworden. Let's listen to Bram and Lotte use them in conversation.
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4. Bram · Native Speaker 1
Ik ben gisteren vroeg naar huis gegaan.
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5. Lotte · Native Speaker 2
Anna is ook vroeg gekomen.
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6. Bram · Native Speaker 1
We zijn de hele avond thuis gebleven.
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7. Lotte · Native Speaker 2
Het is buiten erg koud geworden.
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8. Bram · Native Speaker 1
Ja, het is heel koud geworden!
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9. Marieke · Teacher
Let's break down those five sentences. First, Bram said: 'Ik ben gisteren vroeg naar huis gegaan.' This means 'I went home early yesterday.' Notice the combination 'ben' with 'gegaan'.
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10. Daan · Student
So 'gegaan' always pairs with a form of 'zijn' like 'ben' or 'is'?
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11. Marieke · Teacher
Exactly! Store 'zijn + gegaan' as one unit in your mind.
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12. Marieke · Teacher
Next, Lotte said: 'Anna is vroeg gekomen,' meaning 'Anna came early.' Then Bram added: 'We zijn de hele avond thuis gebleven,' which means 'We stayed home all evening.'
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13. Daan · Student
Wait, staying home with 'gebleven' doesn't involve any movement at all! Why does it take 'zijn'?
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14. Marieke · Teacher
That's why relying on a 'movement rule' can confuse you! 'Gebleven' is simply one of our four target verbs that takes 'zijn'. Remember: 'zijn + gebleven'.
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15. Marieke · Teacher
Finally, Lotte and Bram said: 'Het is koud geworden.' This means 'It has become cold.' 'Geworden' comes from 'worden', which means to become.
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16. Daan · Student
So our four key stored participles with 'zijn' are gegaan, gekomen, gebleven, and geworden?
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17. Marieke · Teacher
Spot on, Daan. Just lock in those four result pairings—gegaan, gekomen, gebleven, and geworden—and don't stretch 'zijn' to other verbs. Great job today!
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