HINDI VERB

नज़र रखना

to keep an eye on

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 keeping an eye on
तुमyou are keeping an eye on
आपyou are keeping an eye on (politely)
वहhe/she is keeping an eye on
हमwe are keeping an eye on
वेthey are keeping an eye on

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI kept an eye on (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou kept an eye on (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou kept an eye on (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she kept an eye on (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe kept an eye on (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey kept an eye on (agrees with the object)

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to keep an eye on
तुमyou used to keep an eye on
आपyou used to keep an eye on (politely)
वहhe/she used to keep an eye on
हमwe used to keep an eye on
वेthey used to keep an eye on

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI will keep an eye on
तुमyou will keep an eye on
आपyou will keep an eye on (politely)
वहhe/she will keep an eye on
हमwe will keep an eye on
वेthey will keep an eye on

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

पापा जी घर के खर्च पर नज़र रखते हैं.

Papa ji keeps an eye on the household expenses.
Continuous

दादी जी छत से बच्चों पर नज़र रख रही हैं.

Dadi ji is keeping an eye on the children from the roof.
Past

मैंने पूरी शाम सामान पर नज़र रखी.

I kept an eye on the luggage all evening.
Imperfect

स्कूल में मीरा मैडम सब पर नज़र रखती थीं.

At school, Meera madam used to keep an eye on everyone.
Future

तुम बाहर जाओ, मैं दूध पर नज़र रखूँगा.

You go out, I'll keep an eye on the milk.
Subjunctive

मैं चाहती हूँ कि कोई दरवाज़े पर नज़र रखे.

I want someone to keep an eye on the door.
Requests and commands

बाज़ार में अपने बैग पर नज़र रखो.

Keep an eye on your bag in the market.

The one you watch takes पर: बच्चों पर नज़र रखो; the past is always नज़र रखी, because नज़र is feminine.

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