HINDI VERB

बड़ा होना

to grow up

Conjugation

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वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI am growing up
तुमyou are growing up
आपyou are growing up (politely)
वहhe/she is growing up
हमwe are growing up
वेthey are growing up

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to grow up
तुमyou used to grow up
आपyou used to grow up (politely)
वहhe/she used to grow up
हमwe used to grow up
वेthey used to grow up

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

बच्चे इतनी जल्दी बड़े होते हैं!

Kids grow up so fast!
Continuous

राजू अब बड़ा हो रहा है, उसके कपड़े छोटे पड़ते हैं.

Raju is growing up now, his clothes are getting small.
Past

मैं दिल्ली की एक पुरानी गली में बड़ा हुआ.

I grew up in an old lane of Delhi.
Imperfect

पहले बच्चे दादी-नानी की कहानियों के साथ बड़े होते थे.

Children used to grow up with their grandmothers' stories.
Future

जब तुम बड़े होगे, तो यह बात समझोगे.

When you grow up, you'll understand this.
Subjunctive

मैं चाहती हूँ कि मेरे बच्चे यहीं बड़े हों.

I want my children to grow up right here.

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.