HINDI VERB

पीटना

to beat

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

इस मोहल्ले में कोई बच्चों को नहीं पीटता है.

Nobody in this neighbourhood beats children.
Continuous

बाहर कोई ढोल पीट रहा है, शादी होगी.

Someone is beating a drum outside, must be a wedding.
Past

चोर को लोगों ने बाज़ार में पीटा.

People beat up the thief in the market.
Imperfect

पुराने ज़माने में मास्टर जी बच्चों को पीटते थे.

In the old days teachers used to beat children.
Future

कोई तुम्हें नहीं पीटेगा, सच बोलो.

Nobody will beat you, tell the truth.
Subjunctive

मैं नहीं चाहती कि कोई जानवरों को पीटे.

I don't want anyone to beat animals.
Requests and commands

कुत्ते को मत पीटो, वह डर गया है.

Don't beat the dog, it's frightened.

पीटना is beating someone or something hard, ढोल पीटना; मारना is the everyday "hit".

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