HINDI VERB

पछताना

to regret

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

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

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 अपने फ़ैसलों पर कभी नहीं पछताता हूँ.

I never regret my decisions.
Continuous

अब वह उस बात के लिए पछता रही है.

Now she is regretting that.
Past

वह घर न खरीदकर मैं बहुत पछताया.

I really regretted not buying that house.
Imperfect

नेहा हमेशा वह नौकरी छोड़ने पर पछताती थी.

Neha always used to regret leaving that job.
Future

अगर तुम अभी नहीं गए, तो बाद में पछताओगे.

If you don't go now, you'll regret it later.
Subjunctive

मैं नहीं चाहती कि तुम बाद में पछताओ.

I don't want you to regret it later.
Requests and commands

जो हो गया, उस पर अब मत पछताओ.

Don't regret what's done now.

What you regret takes पर, and there is no ने in the past: मैं बहुत पछताया, वह पछताई.

The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.