HINDI VERB

नमस्ते करना

to greet, to say namaste

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 greeted (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou greeted (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou greeted (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she greeted (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe greeted (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey greeted (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 रोज़ सुबह दादी जी को नमस्ते करता है.

Rohan says namaste to Dadi ji every morning.
Continuous

देखो, बच्चे हाथ जोड़कर नमस्ते कर रहे हैं.

Look, the children are saying namaste with folded hands.
Past

मैंने गुप्ता जी को नमस्ते की, पर उन्होंने सुना नहीं.

I said namaste to Gupta ji, but he didn't hear.
Imperfect

पहले बच्चे हर बड़े को नमस्ते करते थे.

Children used to greet every elder with namaste.
Future

मैं पहले सबको नमस्ते करूँगी, फिर बैठूँगी.

I'll greet everyone first, then sit.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं अंदर जाकर सबको नमस्ते करूँ?

Shall I go in and greet everyone?
Requests and commands

नेहा, मामा जी को नमस्ते करो.

Neha, say namaste to your uncle.

The person takes को: बड़ों को नमस्ते करना; नमस्ते is feminine, so the past is नमस्ते की.

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