Present
वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI practise | ||
| तुमyou practise | ||
| आपyou practise (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she practises | ||
| हमwe practise | ||
| वेthey practise |
HINDI VERB
प्रैक्टिस करना
to practise
- #319 most used
- Transitive verb (ने in the past)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Continuous
अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI am practising | ||
| तुमyou are practising | ||
| आपyou are practising (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she is practising | ||
| हमwe are practising | ||
| वेthey are practising |
Past
सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंनेI practised (agrees with the object) | ||
| तुमनेyou practised (agrees with the object) | ||
| आपनेyou practised (agrees with the object) (politely) | ||
| उसनेhe/she practised (agrees with the object) | ||
| हमनेwe practised (agrees with the object) | ||
| उन्होंनेthey practised (agrees with the object) |
Imperfect
अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI used to practise | ||
| तुमyou used to practise | ||
| आपyou used to practise (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she used to practise | ||
| हमwe used to practise | ||
| वेthey used to practise |
Future
भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)
| Form | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| मैंI will practise | ||
| तुमyou will practise | ||
| आपyou will practise (politely) | ||
| वहhe/she will practise | ||
| हमwe will practise | ||
| वेthey will practise |
Subjunctive
संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं
- मैं (that) I practise
- तुम (that) you practise
- आप (that) you practise (politely)
- वह (that) he/she practise
- हम (that) we practise
- वे (that) they practise
Requests and commands
आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा
- तू practise! (intimate)
- तुम practise! (to a friend)
- आप practise! (politely)
- आप (और भी विनम्र) practise! (very politely)
How to use प्रैक्टिस करना
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
मैं हर शाम बैडमिंटन की प्रैक्टिस करती हूँ.
I practise badminton every evening.
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Continuous
रोहन मैच से पहले प्रैक्टिस कर रहा है.
Rohan is practising before the match.
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Past
हमने स्कूल के फ़ंक्शन के लिए हफ़्ते भर प्रैक्टिस की.
We practised for a week for the school function.
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Imperfect
हम बचपन में पार्क में क्रिकेट की प्रैक्टिस करते थे.
As kids we used to practise cricket in the park.
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Future
मैं कल से रोज़ गाने की प्रैक्टिस करूँगी.
From tomorrow I'll practise singing every day.
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Subjunctive
कोच चाहते हैं कि हम सुबह छह बजे प्रैक्टिस करें.
The coach wants us to practise at six in the morning.
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Requests and commands
बोलने की प्रैक्टिस करो, शर्माओ मत.
Practise speaking, don't be shy.
Good to know
- The English word, heard more than अभ्यास in Delhi; प्रैक्टिस is feminine, so the past is प्रैक्टिस की.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).