HINDI VERB

पलटना

to turn over, to flip

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

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI turned over (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou turned over (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou turned over (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she turned over (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe turned over (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey turned over (agrees with the object)

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to turn over
तुमyou used to turn over
आपyou used to turn over (politely)
वहhe/she used to turn over
हमwe used to turn over
वेthey used to turn over

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI will turn over
तुमyou will turn over
आपyou will turn over (politely)
वहhe/she will turn over
हमwe will turn over
वेthey will turn over

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 रोटी तब पलटती हूँ जब बुलबुले आते हैं.

I turn the roti over when the bubbles come.
Continuous

पापा जी छत पर पापड़ पलट रहे हैं.

Papa ji is turning the papads over on the roof.
Past

हवा ने मेज़ पर रखी किताब के पन्ने पलटे.

The wind turned the pages of the book on the table.
Imperfect

पहले मैं हर रोटी देर से पलटता था.

I used to flip every roti too late.
Future

एक मिनट रुको, मैं अभी परांठा पलटूँगी.

Wait a minute, I'll flip the paratha right now.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं आमलेट अभी पलटूँ या थोड़ा और सेकूँ?

Shall I flip the omelette now or cook it a bit more?
Requests and commands

गद्दा पलटो, दूसरी तरफ़ धूप लगनी चाहिए.

Turn the mattress over, the other side needs sun.

With ने when you flip something: मैंने रोटी पलटी; when something turns over by itself, no ने: गाड़ी पलट गई.
पलटकर देखना is to look back over your shoulder; पलटकर जवाब देना is to answer back.

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

Fluency Level 2 · पापड़ धूप की तरफ़ पलटो, धीरे से.

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