HINDI VERB

सुखाना

to dry (something)

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 dried (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou dried (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou dried (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she dried (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe dried (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey dried (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 बाल तौलिये से सुखाती हूँ, ड्रायर से नहीं.

I dry my hair with a towel, not a dryer.
Continuous

दादी जी छत पर अचार के लिए आम सुखा रही हैं.

Dadi ji is drying mangoes for pickle on the roof.
Past

मैंने गीले जूते पंखे के नीचे सुखाए.

I dried my wet shoes under the fan.
Imperfect

मम्मी जी सर्दियों में धूप में रज़ाई सुखाती थीं.

Mummy ji used to dry the quilts in the sun in winter.
Future

मैं पहले बाल सुखाऊँगी, फिर निकलूँगी.

I'll dry my hair first, then leave.
Subjunctive

ये कपड़े कहाँ सुखाऊँ, बालकनी में?

Where shall I dry these clothes, in the balcony?
Requests and commands

जूते धूप में सुखाओ, बदबू आ रही है.

Dry the shoes in the sun, they smell.

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