Theory

Here’s some terminology first: the Subject (S) of the sentence is “het onderwerp”, the Object (O) “het lijdend voorwerp” and the verb (V) “het werkwoord”.

Examples:

Tom	painted	the door
S	V	O
The architect		designed	the building
S		V	O

In English regular sentences (not questions) the order cannot be changed, just remember S-V-O. In Dutch, the order can change: Gisteren schilderde Tom de deur. This is impossible in English:Yesterday painted Tom the door is WRONG.

Another example: Tom heeft pijn in zijn arm, omdat hij de deur geschilderd heeft (SOV), is NOT:Tom’ s arm is hurting because he the door painted has.

Actually, English is easier here, so we hope that helps.