HINDI VERB

सेवा करना

to serve, to look after (an elder)

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

मीरा बहुत मन से अपनी सास की सेवा करती है.

Meera looks after her mother-in-law with all her heart.
Continuous

रोहन इन दिनों बीमार पापा जी की सेवा कर रहा है.

These days Rohan is looking after Papa ji, who is ill.
Past

हमने बीस साल इस स्कूल की सेवा की.

We served this school for twenty years.
Imperfect

दादी जी पहले मंदिर में सबकी सेवा करती थीं.

Dadi ji used to serve everyone at the temple.
Future

मैं बूढ़ी होने तक इस अस्पताल की सेवा करूँगी.

I'll serve this hospital until I grow old.
Subjunctive

मैं चाहता हूँ कि बच्चे बड़ों की सेवा करें.

I want the children to look after their elders.
Requests and commands

अपने दादा-दादी की सेवा करो, यही धर्म है.

Look after your grandparents, that is your duty.

The one you look after takes की: वह अपने माता-पिता की सेवा करती है; सेवा is feminine, so the past is always सेवा की.

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