HINDI VERB

काम आना

to come in handy, to be of use

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 coming in handy
तुमyou are coming in handy
आपyou are coming in handy (politely)
वहhe/she is coming in handy
हमwe are coming in handy
वेthey are coming in handy

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 come in handy
तुमyou used to come in handy
आपyou used to come in handy (politely)
वहhe/she used to come in handy
हमwe used to come in handy
वेthey used to come in handy

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI will come in handy
तुमyou will come in handy
आपyou will come in handy (politely)
वहhe/she will come in handy
हमwe will come in handy
वेthey will come in handy

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

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

Present

पुराना फ़ोन सफ़र में बहुत काम आता है.

The old phone comes in very handy on trips.
Continuous

दादी जी की रेसिपी आज बहुत काम आ रही है.

Dadi ji's recipe is coming in very handy today.
Past

तुम्हारी दी हुई किताब परीक्षा में काम आई.

The book you gave me came in handy in the exam.
Imperfect

बचपन में पापा जी की साइकिल सबके काम आती थी.

In my childhood Papa ji's bicycle was of use to everyone.
Future

यह छाता बारिश में तुम्हारे काम आएगा.

This umbrella will come in handy for you in the rain.
Subjunctive

पैसे बचाओ ताकि बुरे वक्त में काम आएं.

Save money so that it comes in handy in bad times.

The person helped takes के: यह छाता तुम्हारे काम आएगा; the useful thing is the subject.

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.