📘 Chapter:
Tense – Present, Past & Future (काल: वर्तमान, भूतकाल और भविष्यकाल)
✅ What is Tense? (Tense क्या होता
है?)
👉 Tense is the form of a verb that shows the time
of action.
👉 Tense यह बताता है कि कोई कार्य कब हुआ – वर्तमान में,
भूतकाल में या भविष्य में।
⏳ 3 Main Types of Tense (तीन प्रकार के Tense):
Tense Name |
Hindi |
Use |
Example |
Present Tense |
वर्तमान काल |
अभी हो रहा है |
I eat
food. – मैं खाना खाता हूँ। |
Past Tense |
भूतकाल |
पहले हो चुका है |
I ate
food. – मैंने खाना खाया। |
Future Tense |
भविष्यकाल |
आगे होगा |
I will
eat food. – मैं खाना खाऊँगा। |
🔍 Each Tense has 4 Forms:
Tense |
Simple |
Continuous |
Perfect |
Perfect Continuous |
Present |
I eat. |
I am
eating. |
I have
eaten. |
I have
been eating. |
Past |
I ate. |
I was
eating. |
I had
eaten. |
I had
been eating. |
Future |
I will
eat. |
I will
be eating. |
I will
have eaten. |
I will
have been eating. |
🟢 1.
Present Tense (वर्तमान काल)
Type |
Structure |
Example |
Hindi |
Simple
Present |
Subject
+ V1 |
I
play. |
मैं खेलता हूँ। |
Present
Continuous |
Subject
+ is/am/are + V1+ing |
I am
playing. |
मैं खेल रहा हूँ। |
Present
Perfect |
Subject
+ has/have + V3 |
I have
played. |
मैं खेल चुका हूँ। |
Present
Perfect Continuous |
Subject
+ has/have been + V1+ing |
I have
been playing. |
मैं खेल रहा हूँ (कुछ समय से)। |
🔴 2.
Past Tense (भूतकाल)
Type |
Structure |
Example |
Hindi |
Simple
Past |
Subject
+ V2 |
I
played. |
मैंने खेला। |
Past
Continuous |
Subject
+ was/were + V1+ing |
I was
playing. |
मैं खेल रहा था। |
Past
Perfect |
Subject
+ had + V3 |
I had
played. |
मैंने खेल लिया था। |
Past
Perfect Continuous |
Subject
+ had been + V1+ing |
I had
been playing. |
मैं खेल रहा था (काफ़ी समय से)। |
🔵 3.
Future Tense (भविष्यकाल)
Type |
Structure |
Example |
Hindi |
Simple
Future |
Subject
+ will + V1 |
I will
play. |
मैं खेलूँगा। |
Future
Continuous |
Subject
+ will be + V1+ing |
I will
be playing. |
मैं खेल रहा होऊँगा। |
Future
Perfect |
Subject
+ will have + V3 |
I will
have played. |
मैं खेल चुका होऊँगा। |
Future
Perfect Continuous |
Subject
+ will have been + V1+ing |
I will
have been playing. |
मैं खेलता आ रहा होऊँगा। |
🗣️ Real-Life Examples (Daily Spoken Style):
Present:
·
I go to school every day. – मैं रोज़
स्कूल जाता हूँ।
·
She is reading a book. – वह किताब पढ़ रही है।
Past:
·
We watched a movie yesterday. – हमने कल फिल्म देखी।
·
He was working late. – वह देर तक काम कर रहा था।
Future:
·
I will call you tomorrow. – मैं तुम्हें कल कॉल करूँगा।
·
They will be arriving soon. – वे जल्द
पहुँचने वाले हैं।
📚 Bonus Tip: How to Identify Tense in Hindi
Hindi Ending |
Tense |
रहा हूँ, रही है |
Present
Continuous |
चुका हूँ, चुका है |
Present
Perfect |
रहा था, रही थी |
Past
Continuous |
गया था, चुकी थी |
Past
Perfect |
जाएगा, जाएगी |
Future
Simple |
रहा होगा |
Future
Continuous |
📝 Practice Exercise:
Match the sentence to the correct tense:
1. I
am eating lunch.
2. He
will go to the market.
3. We
had finished the work.
4. She
writes poems.
5. They
were playing outside.
✍️
Answers:
1. Present
Continuous
2. Simple
Future
3. Past
Perfect
4. Simple
Present
5. Past
Continuous
📘 Summary Chart (Visual Table)
Tense |
Simple |
Continuous |
Perfect |
Perfect Continuous |
Present |
I eat |
I am
eating |
I have
eaten |
I have
been eating |
Past |
I ate |
I was
eating |
I had
eaten |
I had
been eating |
Future |
I will
eat |
I will
be eating |
I will
have eaten |
I will
have been eating |
Either way the teacher or student will get the solution to the problem within 24 hours.