Today, I will tell about past tense in Hindi, how it is defined and how to make it from the present tense.<\/p>\n
Past tense is called \u092d\u0942\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932 (bhootkaal) in Hindi which is constructed from bhoot (past) and kaal (age). In Hindi, the past tense is classified into 6 groups.<\/p>\n
Let’s convert a sentence in the present tense (\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0916\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901 – Main mithai kha raha hoon – I am eating sweets) to 6 different past tenses.<\/p>\n
\u00a01. \u0938\u093e\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094d\u092f \u092d\u0942\u0924 (Samaany Bhoot\u00a0 – Past Indefinite Tense)<\/strong> 2. \u0906\u0938\u0928\u094d\u0928 \u092d\u0942\u0924 (Aasann Bhoot – Recent Past Tense)<\/strong> 3. \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u092d\u0942\u0924 (Purn Bhoot – Past Perfect Tense)<\/strong> 4. \u0905\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u092d\u0942\u0924 (Apurn Bhoot – Past Continuous Tense)<\/strong> 5. \u0938\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0917\u094d\u0927 \u092d\u0942\u0924 (Sandigghd Bhoot – Doubtful Past Tense or Presumptive Perfect)<\/strong> 6. \u0939\u0947\u0924\u0941\u0939\u0947\u0924\u0941\u092e\u0926 \u092d\u0942\u0924 (Hetuhetumand Bhoot – Conditional Past Tense)<\/strong> 7. \u0905\u092d\u094d\u092f\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u092d\u0942\u0924 (Abhyast Bhoot – Habitual Past Tense)<\/strong> Today, I will tell about past tense in Hindi, how it is defined and how to make it from the present tense. Past tense is called \u092d\u0942\u0924\u0915\u093e\u0932 (bhootkaal) in Hindi which is constructed from bhoot (past) and kaal (age). In Hindi, the past tense is classified into 6 groups. Let’s convert a sentence in the…<\/p>\n
\nThe past indefinite tense describes the completion of an action that took place in the past.
\nExample: \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0916\u093e\u0908\u0964 (Maine mithai khaai – I ate sweets.)<\/p>\n
\nThe recent Past tense describes the completion of an action that took place over a period of time in the past.
\nExample: \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0916\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u0948\u0964 (Maine mithai khaai hai – I have eaten sweets.)<\/p>\n
\nThe past perfect tense is used to indicate that an action occurred before another action in the past.
\nExample: \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0916\u093e\u0908 \u0925\u0940\u0964 (Maine mithai khaai thi -I had eaten sweets.)<\/p>\n
\nThe past continuous tense is used to indicate an ongoing action occurring in the past.
\nExample: \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0916\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0964 (Main mithai khaa raha tha -I had been eating sweet.)<\/p>\n
\nThe doubtful past tense or presumptive perfect is used to indicate an action which might have or might have not occurred in the past.
\nExample: \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0916\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940\u0964 (Maine mithai khaai hogi – I might have eaten sweets.)<\/p>\n
\nThe conditional past tense is used to indicate occurrence of an action if certain condition would have met in the past.
\nExample: \u0905\u0917\u0930\u00a0\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092d\u0942\u0915\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0924\u094b \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0916\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0940\u0964 (Agar main bhooka hota to meine mithai khaai hoti – If I had hunger I would have eaten sweets)<\/p>\n
\nThe habitual past tense is used to indicate regular occurrence of an certain action in the past.
\nExample: \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0964 (Main mithai khaaya karta tha) or \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0920\u093e\u0908 \u0916\u093c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0964 (Main mithai khaata tha) (I used to eat sweets.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"