Continuous Tense in Hindi
Continuous Tense in Hindi lets learn more about it.
You will learn present continuous tense in Hindi
Before we learn present continuous tense in Hindi, we shall first see the present continuous tense in English.
Simple present: I go
Present Continuous: I am go-ing.
Simple present: I eat
Present Continuous: I am eat-ing.
“I go” represent the action you usually do while” I am going” shows what you are doing right now. You have attached a suffix -ing to the root of the verb (go, eat) so to make it work in the present continuous tense.
In the similar way Hindi language also has same tense.
Simple present: मैं जा-ता हूँ | (main jaataa hoon) = I go
Present Continuous: मैं जा रहा हूँ (main jaa rahaa hoon) or मैं जा रही हूँ (main jaa rahi hoon)
= I am going.
All you have to do is to attach a suffix रहा हूँ (rahaa hoon) or रही हूँ (rahee hoon) to the root of the verb.
Boys will say: रहा हूँ (rahaa hoon)
and
Girls will say: रही हूँ (rahee hoon)
Continuous Tense in Hindi Example
Masculine:
| Hindi | English |
| मैं उठ रहा हूँ |main uth rahaa hoon | I am waking up. |
| मैं घर जा रहा हूँ |main Home jaa rahaa hoon | I am going to the Home. |
| मैं वड़ा पाव खा रहा हूँ |main Vada Pav khaa rahaa hoon | I am eating Vada Pav. |
| मैं चाय पी रहा हूँ |main tea pee rahaa hoon | I am drinking Tea. |
| मैं सो रहा हूँ |main so rahaa hoon | I am sleeping. |
Feminine:
| Hindi | English |
| मैं उठ रही हूँ |main uth rahee hoon | I am waking up. |
| मैं घर जा रही हूँ |main ghar jaa rahee hoon | I am going to the Home. |
| मैं वड़ा पाव खा रही हूँ |main Vada Pav khaa rahee hoon | I am eating Vada Pav. |
| मैं चाय पी रही हूँ |main chay pee-taa hoon | I am drinking Tea. |
| मैं सो रही हूँ |main so-taa hoon | I am sleeping. |
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Present Tense in Hindi and English