Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI take an exam | ||
| तुमyou take an exam | ||
| आपyou take an exam (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she takes an exam | ||
| हमwe take an exam | ||
| वेthey take an exam |
HINDI VERB
परीक्षा देना
to take an exam
- #322 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
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Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am taking an exam | ||
| तुमyou are taking an exam | ||
| आपyou are taking an exam (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is taking an exam | ||
| हमwe are taking an exam | ||
| वेthey are taking an exam |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI took an exam (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou took an exam (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou took an exam (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she took an exam (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe took an exam (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey took an exam (agrees with the object) |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to take an exam | ||
| तुमyou used to take an exam | ||
| आपyou used to take an exam (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to take an exam | ||
| हमwe used to take an exam | ||
| वेthey used to take an exam |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will take an exam | ||
| तुमyou will take an exam | ||
| आपyou will take an exam (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will take an exam | ||
| हमwe will take an exam | ||
| वेthey will take an exam |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I take an exam
- तुम (that) you take an exam
- आप (that) you take an exam (politely)
- वह (that) he/she take an exam
- हम (that) we take an exam
- वे (that) they take an exam
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू take an exam! (intimate)
- तुम take an exam! (to a friend)
- आप take an exam! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) take an exam! (very politely)
How to use परीक्षा देना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं हर साल हिंदी की एक परीक्षा देता हूँ.
I take a Hindi exam every year.
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Continuous
रोहन इस हफ़्ते बोर्ड की परीक्षा दे रहा है.
Rohan is sitting his board exams this week.
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Past
मैंने कल गाड़ी चलाने की परीक्षा दी.
Yesterday I took the driving test.
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Imperfect
हम हर महीने एक छोटी परीक्षा देते थे.
We used to take a small test every month.
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Future
मैं मार्च में बैंक की परीक्षा दूँगा.
I'll take the bank exam in March.
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Subjunctive
पापा जी चाहते हैं कि मैं दोबारा परीक्षा दूँ.
Papa ji wants me to take the exam again.
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Requests and commands
घबराओ मत, आराम से परीक्षा दो.
Don't panic, take the exam calmly.
Good to know
- परीक्षा is feminine, so the past is परीक्षा दी; the student gives the exam and the teacher takes it, परीक्षा लेना.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).