HINDI VERB

पीछा करना

to chase, to follow

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 chased (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou chased (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou chased (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she chased (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe chased (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey chased (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

गली का कुत्ता हर गाड़ी का पीछा करता है.

The street dog chases every car.
Continuous

लगता है कोई हमारा पीछा कर रहा है.

It feels like someone is following us.
Past

पुलिस ने बाइक पर चोर का पीछा किया.

The police chased the thief on a motorbike.
Imperfect

बचपन में हम तितलियों का पीछा करते थे.

As children we used to chase butterflies.
Future

यह बिल्ली घर तक हमारा पीछा करेगी.

This cat will follow us all the way home.
Subjunctive

धीरे चलो, ताकि वह हमारा पीछा न करे.

Walk slowly, so that he doesn't follow us.
Requests and commands

उस ऑटो का पीछा करो, मेरा बैग उसमें है!

Follow that auto, my bag is in it!

The one you chase takes का: पुलिस ने चोर का पीछा किया; the past is always पीछा किया.

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