HINDI VERB

पसंद होना

to like (a standing liking)

Conjugation

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वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
वहit likes
वेthey like

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
वहit liked
वेthey liked

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

Form	Masculine	Feminine
वहit used to like
वेthey used to like

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
वहit will like
वेthey will like

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

बच्चों को मीठी चीज़ें पसंद होती हैं.

Children like sweet things.
Continuous

मुझे यह चाय पसंद है जो तुम बना रहे हो.

I like this chai you're making.
Past

बचपन में मुझे क्रिकेट बहुत पसंद था.

As a child I liked cricket a lot.
Imperfect

पहले मुझे हर तीखी चीज़ पसंद होती थी.

I used to like everything spicy.
Future

मम्मी जी को यह नई साड़ी ज़रूर पसंद होगी.

Mummy ji will surely like this new sari.
Subjunctive

काश रोहन को भी यह फ़िल्म पसंद हो.

I wish Rohan liked this film too.

The one who likes takes को and the thing liked is the subject: मुझे आम पसंद हैं; मुझे चाय पसंद है.

The same pattern, on other verbs: dative verb (the experiencer takes को).