HINDI VERB

शेव करना

to shave

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 shaved (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou shaved (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou shaved (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she shaved (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe shaved (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey shaved (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 हर सुबह दफ़्तर से पहले शेव करता हूँ.

I shave every morning before the office.
Continuous

पापा जी अभी शेव कर रहे हैं, पाँच मिनट रुको.

Papa ji is shaving right now, wait five minutes.
Past

आज मैंने जल्दी में शेव किया और कट गया.

Today I shaved in a hurry and cut myself.
Imperfect

रोहन कॉलेज में हफ़्ते में एक बार शेव करता था.

In college Rohan used to shave once a week.
Future

कल इंटरव्यू है, मैं सुबह शेव करूँगा.

Tomorrow is the interview, I'll shave in the morning.
Subjunctive

मम्मी जी चाहती हैं कि तुम रोज़ शेव करो.

Mummy ji wants you to shave every day.
Requests and commands

फ़ोटो से पहले शेव करो, दाढ़ी बढ़ गई है.

Shave before the photo, your beard has grown.

The past is always शेव किया: पापा जी ने शेव किया; the barber's word for a shave is हजामत.

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