Simple Present Tense (सामान्य वर्तमानकाल)

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In our previous post, we saw the types of tenses in Hindi. Today, we are going to cover simple present tense or samanya varthamaankaal.

As you already know that I believe in using simple and easy techniques to learn and teach. My own experiences have taught me this lesson, and I personally like to keep things simple and easy to handle. It does not matter what - cooking, learning, doing a difficult task, and so on. I always break down a big task into small, bite-sized tasks and do it. I've applied the same technique here too. 

And for this exact reason, you will find separate posts on each type of tense in I Teach Hindi blog. I suggest you go through them as well to get a better understanding of tenses in Hindi. Learning Hindi grammar is not as difficult as you think. All you have to do is understand the basics well, practice enough, and study consistently. So, let's dive into Simple Present (सामान्य वर्तमानकाल)!

Simple Present (सामान्य वर्तमानकाल)

Also known as the General Present or Present Indefinite. It refers to an action (or experience) at the present.

जिस क्रिया से क्रिया के सामान्य रूप का वर्तमान में होने का पता चलता है, उसे सामान्य वर्तमान काल कहते हैं। जिन वाक्यों के अंत में ता है, ती है, ते है, ता हूँ, ती हूँ आदि आते हैं उसे सामान्य वर्तमान काल कहते है।

Simple present is formed by adding ता हूँ (ta hoon), ती हूँ (thi hoon),ते हो(te ho), ती हो( thi ho), ता है(ta hai), ती है(thi hai), or ते हैं(te hain) to the  verb root, depending upon the gender and number of the noun.

I am	में हूँ	Mein hoon
We are	हम है	Hum hai
You are (informal)	तुम हो	Tum ho
You are (formal)	आप हैं	Aap hain
He/She/It is	यह/ वह है	Yah/Voh hai
These/They are	ये है	Ye hai
Those are	वे हैं	Ve hain

Masculine:

I come	में आता हूँ	Mein aata hoon
We come	हम आते हैं	Hum aate hain
You come (informal)	तुम आते हो	Tum aate ho
You come (formal)	आप आते हैं	Aap aate hain
He/It comes	यह / वह आता है	Yah/Vah aata hai
They come	वे आते हैं	Ve aate hain

Feminine:

I come	में आती हूँ	Mein aathi hoon
We come	हम आते हैं	Hum aate hain
You come (informal)	तुम आती हो	Tum aate ho
You come (formal)	आप आते हैं	Aap aate hain
She/It comes	यह / वह आती है	Yah/Vah aathi hai
They come	वे आते हैं	Ve aate hain

More Examples:

1. I learn my lesson. मैं अपना पाठ याद करता हूँ ।
2. Sita sings a sweet song. सीता एक मधुर गाना गाती है ।
3. You write a letter. तुम एक पत्र लिखते हो ।
4. They learn their lesson. वे अपना पाठ याद करते है ।
5. He goes to school. वह स्कूल जाता है ।
6. We play hockey. हम हॉकी खेलते है ।
7. I watch movies on Sundays. मैं रविवार को फिल्में देखता हूं।
8.  Penny comes by car to the office. पेनी कार से ऑफिस आता है।
9.  Sam always takes Robles avenue while travelling. यात्रा के दौरान सैम हमेशा रॉबल्स एवेन्यू लेता है।
10.  The milkman delivers milk cartons every day. दूधवाला प्रतिदिन दूध के डिब्बों की डिलीवरी करता है।
11.  The garbage van comes after every two days. कचरा वैन हर दो दिन बाद आती है।
12.   Raj eats bread and butter before going to school. राज स्कूल जाने से पहले रोटी और मक्खन खाता है।
13.   Emma watches cartoons every day. एम्मा हर दिन कार्टून देखती हैं।
14.  Izzy drinks milk every night before going to bed. इज़ी रोज रात को सोने से पहले दूध पीती हैं।
15.  Johnny goes to the gym daily. जॉनी रोजाना जिम जाते हैं।
16.  We go to school daily. हम रोज स्कूल जाते हैं।
17.  Derek smokes. डेरेक धूम्रपान करता है।
18.  Smita reads the newspaper every day. स्मिता रोज अखबार पढ़ती है।
19. The Sun rises in the East. सूरज पूरब में उगता है।
20.  It rains heavily during the Monsoons. मानसून के दौरान भारी बारिश होती है।
21.  The planets revolve around the Sun. ग्रह सूर्य के चारों ओर चक्कर लगाते हैं।
22.  The United States of America’s President stays in the White House. संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति व्हाइट हाउस में रहते हैं।
23.  Bears hibernate during the winters. सर्दियों के दौरान भालू हाइबरनेट करते हैं।
24.  The President of India commands the Indian Army. भारत के राष्ट्रपति भारतीय सेना की कमान संभालते हैं।
25.  You can board the bus from 2nd Avenue. आप 2nd Avenue से बस में चढ़ सकते हैं।

Test Your Understanding:

A. Write the simple present form of these sentences in Hindi

1. He goes to school.
2. My father goes to gym everyday,
3. She goes to work by car.
4. Cats hate water.
5. We cook everyday.

B. More sentences to practice

1. We go to the gym club together.
2. You have a big house.
3. Do we know each other?
4. They sleep in the afternoon.
5. When do they usually talk to each other?
6. The children are at home.
7. The earth goes round the sun.
8. George brushes his teeth twice a day.
9. He gets up early every day.
10. They speak English in USA.
11. I like reading detective stories.
12. I like geography and science.
13. She doesn’t study German on Monday.
14. Does she live in Paris? 
15. You go on holiday every summer. 
16. Do you like spaghetti?
17. My daughter does the laundry. 
18. My brother takes out the trash. 
19. The course starts next Sunday. 
20. He doesn’t teach math.

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