HINDI VERB

लेटना

to lie down

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 lying down
तुमyou are lying down
आपyou are lying down (politely)
वहhe/she is lying down
हमwe are lying down
वेthey are lying down

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 lie down
तुमyou used to lie down
आपyou used to lie down (politely)
वहhe/she used to lie down
हमwe used to lie down
वेthey used to lie down

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

खाने के बाद पापा जी आधा घंटा लेटते हैं.

After lunch Papa ji lies down for half an hour.
Continuous

धीरे बोलो, दादी जी अंदर लेट रही हैं.

Speak softly, Dadi ji is lying down inside.
Past

सिर दुखा तो मैं अंधेरे कमरे में लेटा.

My head hurt, so I lay down in the dark room.
Imperfect

गर्मियों में हम खुली छत पर लेटते थे.

In summer we used to lie on the open roof.
Future

मैं दस मिनट लेटूँगा, फिर काम करूँगा.

I'll lie down for ten minutes, then work.
Subjunctive

थोड़ी देर लेटूँ, या पहले बर्तन धो लूँ?

Shall I lie down for a bit, or wash the dishes first?
Requests and commands

सीधे लेटो और गहरी साँस लो.

Lie flat and take a deep breath.

लेटना is to lie down or to be lying down; falling asleep is सोना, so लेटे-लेटे सो गया is "fell asleep lying there".
Where you lie takes पर: बिस्तर पर लेटना, ज़मीन पर लेटना.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Fluency Level 2 · टोपीवाला पेड़ के नीचे लेटा. आँख बंद करते ही बंदर उतर आए.

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.