HINDI VERB

गाड़ी चलाना

to drive

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 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)

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 दिल्ली में रोज़ गाड़ी चलाती हूँ.

I drive in Delhi every day.
Continuous

अभी राजू भैया गाड़ी चला रहे हैं, मैं पीछे हूँ.

Raju bhaiya is driving right now, I'm in the back.
Past

कल मैंने पहली बार हाईवे पर गाड़ी चलाई.

Yesterday I drove on the highway for the first time.
Imperfect

पापा जी बहुत धीरे गाड़ी चलाते थे.

Papa ji used to drive very slowly.
Future

वापसी में गाड़ी मैं चलाऊँगी.

On the way back, I'll drive.
Subjunctive

पापा जी चाहते हैं कि मैं धीरे गाड़ी चलाऊँ.

Papa ji wants me to drive slowly.
Requests and commands

ध्यान से गाड़ी चलाओ, आगे स्कूल है.

Drive carefully, there's a school ahead.

गाड़ी is feminine, so the past is चलाई: मैंने गाड़ी चलाई; the car itself चलती है.

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