Hindi verbs 2 (Imperfective Present Tense)

The Imperfective Present Tense (Simple Present)

                                                               

The imperfective present tense is used to express regular events and habits, such as: “I like India”, “I study Hindi”, “We live on the second floor”, “I don’t eat meat”, “I dislike traffic jams”.

The following is a conjugation chart for imperfective present tense:

मैं जाता हूँ main jaataa hoon I go.	मैं जाती हूँ main jaatee hoon I go.
आप जाते हैं aap jaate hain You go (polite)	आप जाती हैं aap jaatee hain You go (polite)
तुम जाते हो tum jaate ho You go (friendly)	तुम जाती हो tum jaatee ho You go (friendly)
तू जाता है too jaataa hai You go (very informal)	तू जाती है too jaatee hai You go (very informal)
यह/वह जाता है yah/vah jaataa hai He goes.	यह/वह जाती है yah/vah jaatee hai She goes
हम जाते हैं ham jaate hain We go.	हम जाती हैं ham jaatee hain We go.
आप जाते हैं aap jaate hain You go (polite)	आप जाती हैं aap jaatee hain You go (polite)
तुम जाते हो tum jaate ho You go (friendly)	तुम जाती हो tum jaatee ho You go (friendly)
ये/वे जाते हैं ye/ve jaate hain They go.	ये/वे जाती हैं ye/ve jaatee hain They go.

Negative:

मैं घर नहीं जाता। main ghar naheen jaataa	I don't go home (m).
में घर नहीं जाती। main ghar nahee jaatee	I don't go home (f).
वह कभी नहीं बोलता। vah kabhee naheen boltaa	He never speaks.
वह कभी नहीं बोलती। vah kabhee naheen boltee	She never speaks.
यह घर नहीं है। yah ghar naheen hai	It is not this house.
वे लोग नहीं हैं। ve log naheen hain	They are not those people.

A strange green stone on the way to the Himalayas (photo: Aditya)