Tenses In Kannada

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The main 3 Tenses

Past tense

Present tense

Future tense

He Went- Avanu Hodhanu [Past tense]

He is going- Avanu Hogutthiddhaane [Present
tense]
He will go- Avanu Hogutthane [Future tense]
In case of Female
She Went- Avalu Hodhalu [Past tense]
She is going- Avalu Hogutthiddhaale [Present
tense]
She will go- Avalu Hogutthaale [Future tense]
In case of Plural
They went- Avaru Hodharu [Past tense]
They are going- Avaru Hogutthiddhaare [Present

tense]
They will go- Avaru Hogutthaare [Future tense]
In case of 1st Person
I went- Naanu hodhe [Past tense]
I am Going- Naanu Hogutthiddhene [Present tense]
I Will Go- Naanu Hoguvenu/ Hogutthene [Future
tense]

In case of non living things[Plural]

They went- Avu hodhavu [Past tense]
They are going- Avu hogtha ive [Present tense]
They will go- Avu hogutthave [Future tense]
In case of non living things[Singular]
It went- Adhu hoyithu [Past tense]
It is going- Adhu hogutthidhe [Present tense]
It will go- Adhu hogutthadhe [Future tense]
Below is the list of some verbs and how it
changes according to tenses (1St person,
Singular)..

Verb

Past tence

Present tense

Future tense

See(Nodu)

Nodutthiddhe

Nodutthiddhini

Nodutthene

Want(Beku)

Bekagitthu

Bakagidhe

Bekagutthadhe

Run(Odu)

Odiddhe

Odutthiddene

Odutthene

Come(Baa)

Bandidde

Barutthiddhene

Do(Madu)

Madide

Madutthiddhene

Baruvenu/Barutte
ne

Search(Huduk Hudukutthiddhe Hudukutthiddene

u)
Kudiyutthidde Kudiyutthiddene
Drink(Kudi)
Thegedukonde Thegedukollutthidd
Take(Thago)
ene
Hadutthidde
Sing(Hadu)
Haadutthiddene
Kuniyutthidde
Dance(Kuni)
Kuniyutthiddene
Mathanadutthid
Speak(Matha de
Mathanaadutthidde
du)
ne
Bareyutthidde
Write(Bare)
Bareyutthiddene
Odhutthidde
Read(Odhu)
Odhutthiddene
Yochisutthiddhe
Think(Yochisu
Yochisutthiddene
Beelutthiddhe
)
Beelutthiddhene
Fall(Beelu)

Madutthene
Hudukutthene
Kudiyutthene
Thegedukollutten
e
Haadutthene
Kuniyutthene
Mathanadutthene
Bareyutthene
Odhutthene
Yochisutthene
Beelutthene

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