Language/Hindi/Grammar/Present-Tense
Once you've gotten a grasp on this subject, you may be keen to learn more about these connected themes: Conditional Mood, Adjectives and Adverbs, Descriptive Adjectives & How to Use Be.
Simple Present tense and Present continuous tense[edit | edit source]
- Simple Present tense:
I walk.
Main chlta hoon.
मैं चलता हूँ.
- Present continuous tense:
I am walking
Main chl rha hoon.
मैं चल रहा हूँ.
The verb here is ‘chl’ ‘चल’ . If you add ‘ta’ ‘ता’ in the verb then it is present tense and if you add ‘rha’ ‘रहा’ then it becomes present continuous. Let’s see another example.
- Simple Present tense:
I eat.
Main khata hoon.
मैं खाता हूँ.
- Present continuous tense:
I am eating.
Main kha rha hoon.
मैं खा रहा हूँ.
You can see the addition of ‘ta’ ‘ता ’ in the verb ‘kha’ ‘खा’ and similarly notice the use of ‘rha’ ‘रहा ’ in continuous tense.
Verb is TO GO = JAANAA = जाना[edit | edit source]
- Mai paathshaalaa (school) jaataa hoon | (For Masculine) = I go to school = मैं पाठशाला जाता हूँ ।
- Mai paathshaalaa (school) JAATEE hoon | (For Female) = I go to school = मैं पाठशाला जाती हूँ ।
- Hum paathshaalaa (school) JAATAY HAIN | (For plural) = We go to school.= हम पाठशाला जाते है ।
Vacabulary[edit | edit source]
- Mai = I
- paathshaalaa = school
- jaataa = go
- hoon = am
- JAATEE = go
- JAATAY = go
Further explanation[edit | edit source]
- Verb is TO GO = JAANAA.
When you make the sentence in Simple Present, just drop NAA from the verb / word and add TAA (for Male), TEE (for Female) and TAY (for Plural), So JAANAA turns into JAATAA, JAATEE and JAATAY.
Verb is TO EAT = Khaanaa = खाना[edit | edit source]
- Mai shaakaahaaree khaanaa khaataa hoon | मैं शाकाहारी खाना खाता हूँ । = I am vegetarian / I eat vegetarian food.
- Mai shaakaahaaree khaanaa KHAATEE hoon | मैं शाकाहारी खाना खाती हूँ । = I amvegetarian / I eat vegetarian food.
- Hum shaakaahaaree khaanaa KHAATAY hai | हम शाकाहारी खाना खाते है । = We are vegetarian ? We eat vegetarian food.
- Mai saameesh khaanaa khaataa hoon | मैं सामिष खाना खाता हूँ । = I am non vegetarian / I eat nonr vegetarian.
- Mai saameesh khaanaa KHATEE hoon | मैं सामिष खाना खाती हूँ । = I am non vegetarian / I eat non vegetarian food.
- Hum saameesh khaanaa KHAATAY hai | हम सामिष खाना खाए है । = We are non vegetarian / We eat non vegetarian food.
Vocabulary[edit | edit source]
- Shaakaahaaree = vegetarian,
- Saameesh = non vegetarian,
- Khaanaa (noun) = food,
- KHAATAA (for Masculine),
- KHAATEE (for Female) and KHAATAY (for plural),
- hai = (used for ARE / be)
Exercise[edit | edit source]
Use the verb TO COME = aanaa = आना and make Simple Present tense sentences :
- I come (Male)
- I come (Female)
- We come
Simple Present Tense Video Lesson[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- How to Use Have
- Pronouns
- Conditional Mood
- Negation
- Adjectives
- Feminine
- Plurals
- Be Polite
- Imperative Mood