Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI drive | ||
| तुमyou drive | ||
| आपyou drive (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she drives | ||
| हमwe drive | ||
| वेthey drive |
HINDI VERB
ड्राइव करना
to drive
- #182 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am driving | ||
| तुमyou are driving | ||
| आपyou are driving (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is driving | ||
| हमwe are driving | ||
| वेthey are driving |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI drove (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou drove (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou drove (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she drove (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe drove (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey drove (agrees with the object) |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to drive | ||
| तुमyou used to drive | ||
| आपyou used to drive (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to drive | ||
| हमwe used to drive | ||
| वेthey used to drive |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will drive | ||
| तुमyou will drive | ||
| आपyou will drive (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will drive | ||
| हमwe will drive | ||
| वेthey will drive |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I drive
- तुम (that) you drive
- आप (that) you drive (politely)
- वह (that) he/she drive
- हम (that) we drive
- वे (that) they drive
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू drive! (intimate)
- तुम drive! (to a friend)
- आप drive! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) drive! (very politely)
How to use ड्राइव करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं वीकेंड पर अक्सर गुड़गाँव तक ड्राइव करता हूँ.
On weekends I often drive to Gurgaon.
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Continuous
नेहा पहली बार अकेले ड्राइव कर रही है.
Neha is driving alone for the first time.
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Past
हमने रात भर ड्राइव किया और सुबह पहुँचे.
We drove all night and arrived in the morning.
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Imperfect
रोहन पहले बहुत तेज़ ड्राइव करता था.
Rohan used to drive very fast.
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Future
क्या तुम इतनी बारिश में ड्राइव करोगे?
Will you drive in this much rain?
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Subjunctive
थके हो तो मत चलाओ, मैं ड्राइव करूँ?
If you're tired don't drive, shall I?
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Requests and commands
धीरे ड्राइव करो, सड़क गीली है.
Drive slowly, the road is wet.
Good to know
- The English word as Delhi says it, with किया in the past: हमने रात भर ड्राइव किया; लंबी ड्राइव पर जाना is going for a long drive.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).