HINDI VERB

खरीदारी करना

to shop

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

मम्मी जी हर महीने लाजपत नगर में खरीदारी करती हैं.

Mummy ji shops in Lajpat Nagar every month.
Continuous

नेहा शादी के लिए खरीदारी कर रही है.

Neha is shopping for the wedding.
Past

दीवाली से पहले हमने बहुत खरीदारी की.

Before Diwali we did a lot of shopping.
Imperfect

पहले हम हर रविवार बाज़ार में खरीदारी करते थे.

We used to shop at the market every Sunday.
Future

मैं इस बार कम खरीदारी करूँगा.

This time I'll shop less.
Subjunctive

चलो, पहले खाना खाएं, फिर खरीदारी करें.

Come on, let's eat first, then shop.
Requests and commands

समझदारी से खरीदारी करो, महीना लंबा है.

Shop wisely, the month is long.

खरीदारी is feminine, so the past is की: हमने खूब खरीदारी की; शॉपिंग करना is heard just as much.

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