HINDI VERB

विश्वास करना

to believe, to trust

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)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI am believing
तुमyou are believing
आपyou are believing (politely)
वहhe/she is believing
हमwe are believing
वेthey are believing

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंनेI believed (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou believed (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou believed (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she believed (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe believed (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey believed (agrees with the object)

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form	Masculine	Feminine
मैंI used to believe
तुमyou used to believe
आपyou used to believe (politely)
वहhe/she used to believe
हमwe used to believe
वेthey used to believe

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 अपने डॉक्टर की हर बात पर विश्वास करती हूँ.

I believe everything my doctor says.
Continuous

लोग इस खबर पर विश्वास नहीं कर रहे हैं.

People aren't believing this news.
Past

मैंने उसकी कहानी पर विश्वास किया, पर वह झूठ थी.

I believed his story, but it was a lie.
Imperfect

पहले मैं हर विज्ञापन पर विश्वास करता था.

I used to believe every advertisement.
Future

कोई इस बात पर विश्वास नहीं करेगा.

Nobody will believe this.
Subjunctive

मैं चाहता हूँ कि आप मेरी बात पर विश्वास करें.

I want you to believe what I say.
Requests and commands

अपने ऊपर विश्वास करो, तुम यह कर सकते हो.

Believe in yourself, you can do this.

विश्वास करना takes पर too and is a shade more formal than भरोसा करना; मुझे विश्वास है is "I'm sure".

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