Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI walk | ||
| तुमyou walk | ||
| आपyou walk (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she walks | ||
| हमwe walk | ||
| वेthey walk |
HINDI VERB
पैदल चलना
to walk, to go on foot
- #348 most used
- Intransitive verb
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am walking | ||
| तुमyou are walking | ||
| आपyou are walking (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is walking | ||
| हमwe are walking | ||
| वेthey are walking |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI walked | ||
| तुमyou walked | ||
| आपyou walked (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she walked | ||
| हमwe walked | ||
| वेthey walked |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to walk | ||
| तुमyou used to walk | ||
| आपyou used to walk (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to walk | ||
| हमwe used to walk | ||
| वेthey used to walk |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will walk | ||
| तुमyou will walk | ||
| आपyou will walk (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will walk | ||
| हमwe will walk | ||
| वेthey will walk |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I walk
- तुम (that) you walk
- आप (that) you walk (politely)
- वह (that) he/she walk
- हम (that) we walk
- वे (that) they walk
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू walk! (intimate)
- तुम walk! (to a friend)
- आप walk! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) walk! (very politely)
How to use पैदल चलना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं दफ़्तर तक रोज़ पैदल चलता हूँ.
I walk to the office every day.
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Continuous
ऑटो नहीं मिला, इसलिए हम पैदल चल रहे हैं.
We didn't get an auto, so we're walking.
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Past
कल हम कनॉट प्लेस से इंडिया गेट तक पैदल चले.
Yesterday we walked from Connaught Place to India Gate.
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Imperfect
दादी जी पहले मंदिर तक पैदल चलती थीं.
Dadi ji used to walk to the temple.
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Future
मौसम अच्छा है, मैं घर तक पैदल चलूँगा.
The weather is nice, I'll walk home.
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Subjunctive
डॉक्टर कहते हैं कि मैं रोज़ आधा घंटा पैदल चलूँ.
The doctor says I should walk half an hour a day.
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Requests and commands
थोड़ा पैदल चलो, सेहत के लिए अच्छा है.
Walk a little, it's good for your health.
Good to know
- No ने in the past: मैं पैदल चला; "to walk somewhere" is often just पैदल जाना.
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The same pattern, on other verbs: intransitive verb.