Tenses in English & Hindi

The Present Tense

So what is the Present Tense? Its simply sentences like I eat, He reads, They drink, they show a pres
They speak
She reads
I eat (said by a male)

ve bolte hain
voh parhtee hai
main khaataa hoon

The Present Continuous Tense

Present Continous is used to describe actions in the current time that have not been comple
Present Continous ( )
the Present Continuous Tense is just sentences that include -ing to show something is happening now!
Mohit is going. Can you see each of these sentences include -ing?

ham likh rahe hain We are writing

She is eating an apple voh seb khaa rahee hai
Present Perfect ( )
Present Perfect is used to describe actions in the current time that have been completed.
Present Continous ( )

I have walked.: - . have w

.
The process of walking has been completed.

The train has come.: has come

-

Here also, has come indicates that the process of the coming is complete.

Present Perfect Continous ( )

Present Perfect Continous is used to indicate that some action in the current time has been
Present Perfect Continous ( )

I have been walking.: -

.
Here the tense is formed by three words - have been walking. It states an action that has been hap
continues to happen.

The train has been coming late for the last ten days.: has been coming
-
This describes an coming of the train, which has been happening for some tim

The Past Tense

Where were you?
I was at home
was
were
was
were

? aap kahaan the?

(for Singular Masculine)
(for Plural Masculine)
(for Singular Feminine )
(for Plural Feminine )

The book was on the table :

The Past Continuous Tense

Past Continous ( )
I was walking (said by a male): main cal rahaa thaa
We were reading books:
What were you doing? ?
Where were you going? (Said to a female): ?
Past Perfect ( )
Past Perfect is used to describe actions in the current time that have been completed.
I had walked that day.: -
. had walked .
The train had arrived when I reached the station.: had arrived

-
- .
Past Perfect Continous ( )
Past Perfect Continous is used to indicate that some action in the past time has been going
on for some time and is not yet over in reference to that timeframe.
Past Perfect Continous ( )
.
I had been walking: -
had been walking .

The train had been coming late regularly upto last week.: had been coming
-
- .

Future Indefinite ( )
Future Indefinite is used to present general truths and habitual actions.
Future Indefinite ( )
Future Continous (
)

Future Continous is used to describe actions in the current time that have not been complet
Future Continous ( )
I shall be walking when you reach the ground.: -
. shall be walking .

The train will be standingwhen you arrive at the station.: will be standing
- .
Future Perfect (
)
Future Perfect is used to describe actions in the future that have been completed.
Future Perfect ( )

I shall have walked.:

-

. shall have walked .

The train will have arrived by the time you reach.: will have come

-
-
Future Perfect Continous (
)

Future Perfect Continous is used to indicate that some action in the future time will be going
Future Perfect Continous ( )

I shall have been walking.: -

shall have been walking .

I shall have been walking.: -

shall have been walking .

The train will have been coming on time by next month.: will have been coming
-
- .

hey drink, they show a present action!

at have not been completed.

.

mething is happening now! I am eating, They are running,

have been completed.

.

. have walked

e current time has been going on for some time and is not yet over.
.

. has been walking

.
an action that has been happening for some time and still
pen.

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een happening for some time and still continues.

e been completed.

ast time has been going

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en completed.

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future time will be going on for some time and will be not yet over (with reference to that timeframe).
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en coming

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Nouns

palang - Bed (M)

kitaab - Book (F)
larkaa - Boy (M) and larkee - Girl (F)

Pronouns
First Person Singular
First Person Plural
Second Person Singular
Second Person Plural
Third Person Singular

Third Person Plural

main - I
ham - We
too - You (Intimate)
tum - You (Informal)
aap - You (Formal)
yah - He / She/ It / This
vah - He / She/ It / That
ye - These / They
ve- Those / They

Adjectives

So what are adjectives? Well, they are simply describing words, they describe things! Examples are Big, Small, Fat

chotaa larkaa - A Small Boy

Verbs

words that show some action of some sort is taking place. For English, generally a word is verb if you can put -ing
The main form of a verb is called the Infinitive.
eg.
parhnaa - To Read (or To Study)

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Adjective ()

Adjective Noun , -, -, ,
The word that describe the noun - that elaborate on the appearance, quality, quantity etc. - is known as an adjective.
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Pronoun ()

Pronoun Noun .
Pronoun is the word used in place of a noun, generally to avoid repetition of the noun.

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Verb ()

Verb Noun .
Verb is the word or group of words that says something about the noun or expresses some action by the noun.
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Adverb ()

Adverb Verb, Adjective Adverb
.
An adverb is the word that improvises or expresses some characteristics of the verb, adjective or some other adverb.

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Preposition ()
-
Preposition Noun Pronoun Noun Pronoun
Preposition is a word used with a noun or pronoun. It expresses the relationship of that noun or pronoun with some other no

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Conjunction ()

Conjunction .
Conjunction is the word that joins two words or sentences.

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Interjection ()

Interjection .
Interjection is the word that expresses the strong sudden sentiments sometimes experienced.

s! Examples are Big, Small, Fat, Green, Cold etc etc

word is verb if you can put -ing or -ed at the end.

-, -, , .
- is known as an adjective.

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action by the noun.

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tive or some other adverb.

Noun Pronoun Noun Pronoun .

un or pronoun with some other noun or pronoun.