Present tense
Present tense
Structure
STRUCTURE
Example
वह र त ि भोजन बन रही है ।
She is cooking dinner. क्य वह कित ब पढ़ रही है ?
Is she reading a book?
वह आज ब ज र नहीीं ज रही है ।
She is not going to the market today. वह क्योीं सो रही है ?
Why is she sleeping?
मैं झूठ नहीीं बोल रह हाँ ।
I am not telling a lie. ि र िौन चल रह है ?
Who is driving the car?
क्य तुम मु झे सुन रहे हो?
Are you listening to me?
Present
Perfect
Tense
STRUCTURE
The auxiliary verb (have) is conjugated in the Present Simple: have, has
The main verb is used in past participle form: -ed (or irregular)
For negative sentences, insert not between the auxiliary verb and the main verb.
For question sentences, exchange the subject and the auxiliary verb.
Example
वह लोग बैठ चुिे हैं।
They have sit.
मैं बोल चुिी हाँ।
I have spoken.
कवजय और उसिे भ ई खेल चुिे हैं।
Vijay and his brother have played
The Present Perfect Continuous tense uses two auxiliary verbs together
with a main verb.
The first auxiliary (have) is conjugated in the Present Simple: have, has
The second auxiliary (be) is invariable in past participle form: been
The main verb is invariable in present participle form: -ing
For negative sentences we insert not after the first auxiliary verb.
For question sentences, we exchange the subject and first auxiliary verb.
For and Since with Present Perfect tense
Example
वे 2 कदन से खेत जोत रहे हैं ।
They have been ploughing the fields for two days.
यह लड़किय ाँ िल से अपन गृह ि यय िर रही हैं ।
These girls have been doing their homework since yesterday.
क्य ग ाँव में िल से ठीं डी हव चल रही है ?
Has the cold wind been blowing in the village since yesterday?
क्य कवद्य र्थी सुबह से िक्ष में शोर मच रहे हैं ?
Have the students been making noise in the class?
आप अपने द ाँत स ि क्योीं नहीीं िर रहे हैं ?
Why have you not been cleaning your teeth ?
वे हम रे स र्थ सुबह से क्योीं नहीीं बोल रहे हैं ?
Why has he not been speaking to us since morning ?
वह तीन कदन से घर नहीीं आ रह है ।
He has not been coming home for three days.
ये लड़िे बीते हफ्ते से सड़ि पर नहीीं खेल रहे हैं ।
These boys have not been playing on the road for weeks.