Tenses in Hindi

A. Present Tense--

|(main

Present Indefinite Tense-- I read. ----padhta hoon)

1.

Person

Singular

Plural

| (ham khaate hai)

1st

| (main khataa hoon)

| (main khatee hoon)
I eat.
| ( tu khaataa hai)
| (tum khaate ho)
| (aap khaate ho)
You eat.

2nd

3rd

We eat

| (aap khate ho)

You eat

| (vah khata hai)

| (vah khatee hai)

| (ve khaate hai )

He/She eats.

They eat

2-Present Continuous Tense-- I am reading. ----- | (main

padh rahaa hoon)
Person

Singular

Plural

| (ham kha rahe hai)

1st

| (main kha rahaa hoon)

| (main kha rahee hoon)
I am eating.

2nd

3rd

We are eating.

| ( tu kha rahaa hai)

| (tum khaa rahe ho)
| (aap khaa rahe ho)

| (aap kha rahe ho)

You are eating.

You are eating.

| (vah khaa rahaa hai)

| (vah khaa rahee hai)

| (ve khaa rahe hai)

He/She is eating.

They are eating.

3- Present Perfect Tense -- I have read. ------ |(main padhaa

hoon)
4- Present Perfect Continuous Tense -- I have been reading. ----- |(main padhtaa rahaa hoon)

B--Past Tense

1. Past Indefinite Tense. I read. | (main padhaa)

person

Singular
| (main padhaa)root of the verb takes
the sound of
() -aa at the end for masculine

1st

Plural

| (ham padhe)root of the

verb takes the sound of
()-e at the end

| (tu padhaa)
root of the verb takes the sound of
() -aa at the end

| (tum padhe)
root of the verb takes the sound of
()-e at the end

2nd

3rd

| (aap padhe)
root of the verb takes the sound of
()-e at the end
| (vah padhaa)root of the verb takes
the sound of
() -aa at the end

| (tum padhe)
root of the verb takes the sound
of
()-e at the end

| (ve padhe)root of the verb

takes the sound of
()-e at t

2. Past Continuous Tense. I was reading. |(main padh

rahaa thaa)
3. Past Perfect Tense I had read |(main padhaa thaa)
4. Past Perfect Continous Tense. I had been reading
| main padhtaa rahaa thaa)

c-- Future Tense

1. Future Indefinite TenseI shall read.. |(main padhunga)

2. Future Continuous Tense.. I shall be reading. |
(main padhtaa rahunga)

3. Future Perfect Tense I shall have read. |(main

padhaa hooungaa
4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense . I shall have been reading
| (main padhataa rahaa houngaa)