HINDI VERB

बिताना

to spend (time)

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)

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI spent (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou spent (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou spent (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she spent (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe spent (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey spent (agrees with the object)

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

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

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

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

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

Present

मैं हर रविवार दादी जी के साथ बिताती हूँ.

I spend every Sunday with Dadi ji.
Continuous

हम छुट्टियाँ गोवा में बिता रहे हैं.

We're spending our holidays in Goa.
Past

हमने पूरी शाम छत पर बातें करते बिताई.

We spent the whole evening on the roof talking.
Imperfect

बचपन में मैं गर्मियाँ नानी के घर बिताता था.

As a child I used to spend the summers at my grandmother's.
Future

इस बार मैं दीवाली घर पर बिताऊँगी.

This time I'll spend Diwali at home.
Subjunctive

मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि हम ज़्यादा समय साथ बिताएं.

Mummy ji wants us to spend more time together.
Requests and commands

फ़ोन छोड़ो और थोड़ा समय बच्चों के साथ बिताओ.

Put the phone down and spend some time with the kids.

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).