HINDI VERB

पोंछना

to wipe

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 wiped (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou wiped (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou wiped (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she wiped (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe wiped (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey wiped (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 खाने के बाद मेज़ पोंछती हूँ.

I wipe the table after meals.
Continuous

रोहन चश्मा रूमाल से पोंछ रहा है.

Rohan is wiping his glasses with a handkerchief.
Past

मैंने गीले हाथ तौलिये से पोंछे.

I wiped my wet hands with the towel.
Imperfect

दादी जी रोज़ सुबह मंदिर की मूर्तियाँ पोंछती थीं.

Dadi ji used to wipe the temple idols every morning.
Future

मैं अभी फ़र्श पोंछूँगी, तुम बैठो.

I'll wipe the floor now, you sit.
Subjunctive

क्या मैं कपड़े से यह शीशा पोंछूँ?

Shall I wipe this mirror with a cloth?
Requests and commands

खाने से पहले हाथ अच्छी तरह पोंछो.

Wipe your hands well before eating.

What you wipe with takes से: तौलिये से हाथ पोंछना; पोंछा लगाना is to mop the floor.

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