HINDI VERB

कॉल करना

to call (on the phone)

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 called (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou called (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou called (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she called (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe called (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey called (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 हर रात मम्मी जी को कॉल करता हूँ.

I call Mummy ji every night.
Continuous

रुको, मैं अभी डॉक्टर को कॉल कर रही हूँ.

Wait, I'm calling the doctor right now.
Past

मैंने तुम्हें तीन बार कॉल किया, तुमने उठाया नहीं.

I called you three times, you didn't pick up.
Imperfect

विदेश से मीरा हर रविवार कॉल करती थी.

From abroad Meera used to call every Sunday.
Future

मैं पहुँचकर तुम्हें कॉल करूँगा.

I'll call you when I arrive.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं गुप्ता जी को अभी कॉल करूँ?

Shall I call Gupta ji right now?
Requests and commands

घर पहुँचते ही मुझे कॉल करो.

Call me as soon as you get home.

The person called takes को: मैंने मम्मी जी को कॉल किया; फ़ोन करना means the same.

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