HINDI VERB

पढ़ाना

to teach (a subject), to make someone read

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)

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

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

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

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 एक स्कूल में अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाती हूँ.

I teach English at a school.
Continuous

राजू भैया अभी बच्चों को गणित पढ़ा रहे हैं.

Raju bhaiya is teaching the kids maths right now.
Past

मैंने नोआ को पहला हिंदी पाठ पढ़ाया.

I taught Noah his first Hindi lesson.
Imperfect

पापा जी शाम को पड़ोस के बच्चों को पढ़ाते थे.

Papa ji used to teach the neighbourhood kids in the evening.
Future

अगले साल मैं कॉलेज में पढ़ाऊँगी.

Next year I'll teach at a college.
Subjunctive

मीरा चाहती है कि मैं उसे अंग्रेज़ी पढ़ाऊँ.

Meera wants me to teach her English.
Requests and commands

रोहन को थोड़ी हिंदी पढ़ाओ, वह सीखना चाहता है.

Teach Rohan some Hindi, he wants to learn.

Who you teach takes को and what you teach is the object: मैं बच्चों को हिंदी पढ़ाता हूँ; सिखाना is teaching a skill.

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