HINDI VERB

कसम खाना

to swear, to take an oath

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 swore (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou swore (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou swore (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she swore (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe swore (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey swore (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

रोहन हर बात पर कसम खाता है.

Rohan swears on everything he says.
Continuous

देखो, नेहा फिर से झूठी कसम खा रही है.

Look, Neha is swearing falsely again.
Past

मैंने मम्मी जी की कसम खाई कि मैं सच बोलूँगी.

I swore on Mummy ji that I'd tell the truth.
Imperfect

बचपन में हम हर छोटी बात पर कसम खाते थे.

As children we used to swear about every little thing.
Future

मैं कसम खाऊँगी कि अब देर नहीं करूँगी.

I'll swear that I won't be late anymore.
Subjunctive

तुम चाहते हो कि मैं कसम खाऊँ? ठीक है.

You want me to swear? Fine.
Requests and commands

झूठी कसम मत खाओ, बस सच बोलो.

Don't swear falsely, just tell the truth.

What you swear by takes की: मैं माँ की कसम खाता हूँ; the past is always कसम खाई, because कसम is feminine.

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