Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding English Tenses from Hindi

Introduction

One of the biggest challenges for Hindi speakers learning English is understanding tenses correctly.

Why?

  • English has 12 tenses, while Hindi mainly uses past, present, and future.
  • The word order and structure of English tenses are different from Hindi.

Example:
🗣 Hindi: "मैं रोज स्कूल जाता हूँ।"
Wrong English: "I daily school go."
Correct English: "I go to school daily."

🎯 Solution:
This guide will explain all 12 English tenses with Hindi to English sentence examples so you can understand and use them correctly.


1. Present Tense (वर्तमान काल) - 4 Types

A) Present Simple (साधारण वर्तमान काल)

Usage: Daily activities, habits, general truths.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैं क्रिकेट खेलता हूँ। I am play cricket. I play cricket.
वह रोज़ स्कूल जाती है। She goes to school daily. She goes to school daily.

🎯 Formula:
Subject + Verb (1st form) + s/es (if singular)


B) Present Continuous (वर्तमान अपूर्ण काल)

Usage: Actions happening right now.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैं अभी खाना खा रहा हूँ। I eating food now. I am eating food now.
वे गाना गा रहे हैं। They singing a song. They are singing a song.

🎯 Formula:
Subject + is/am/are + Verb(ing)


C) Present Perfect (पूर्ण वर्तमान काल)

Usage: Actions completed recently.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैंने खाना खा लिया है। I eat food. I have eaten food.
हमने नया घर खरीदा है। We buy a new house. We have bought a new house.

🎯 Formula:
Subject + has/have + Verb (3rd form)


D) Present Perfect Continuous (निरंतर वर्तमान पूर्ण काल)

Usage: Actions that started in the past and are still continuing.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैं दो घंटे से पढ़ रहा हूँ। I am reading for two hours. I have been reading for two hours.
वे सुबह से काम कर रहे हैं। They working since morning. They have been working since morning.

🎯 Formula:
Subject + has/have been + Verb(ing) + since/for + time

 

2. Past Tense (भूतकाल) - 4 Types


A) Past Simple (साधारण भूतकाल)

Usage: Actions completed in the past.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैंने कल क्रिकेट खेला। I play cricket yesterday. I played cricket yesterday.
वह मॉल गया। He go to the mall. He went to the mall.

🎯 Formula:
Subject + Verb(2nd form) + Object


B) Past Continuous (अपूर्ण भूतकाल)

Usage: Ongoing action in the past.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैं टीवी देख रहा था। I watching TV. I was watching TV.
वे खेल रहे थे। They played cricket. They were playing cricket.

🎯 Formula:
Subject + was/were + Verb(ing)


C) Past Perfect (पूर्ण भूतकाल)

Usage: Actions that were completed before another action in the past.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैंने खाना खा लिया था। I eaten food. I had eaten food.
वे जा चुके थे। They was gone. They had gone.

 

🎯 Formula:
Subject + had + Verb(3rd form)


D) Past Perfect Continuous (निरंतर भूतकाल पूर्ण काल)

Usage: Ongoing actions in the past for a duration.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैं दो घंटे से पढ़ रहा था। I was reading for two hours. I had been reading for two hours.

 

🎯 Formula:
Subject + had been + Verb(ing) + since/for + time


3. Future Tense (भविष्यकाल) - 4 Types

A) Future Simple (साधारण भविष्यकाल)

Usage: Future actions.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैं कल क्रिकेट खेलूँगा। I play cricket tomorrow. I will play cricket tomorrow.

 

🎯 Formula:
Subject + will/shall + Verb(1st form)

B) Future Continuous (अपूर्ण भविष्यकाल)

Usage: Ongoing actions in the future.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैं दो बजे क्रिकेट खेल रहा होऊँगा। I will playing at 2 PM. I will be playing at 2 PM.

 

🎯 Formula:
Subject + will be + Verb(ing)


C) Future Perfect (पूर्ण भविष्यकाल)

Usage: Completed actions before a time in the future.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैं 5 बजे तक खाना खा चुका होऊँगा। I will eat by 5 PM. I will have eaten by 5 PM.

 

🎯 Formula:
Subject + will have + Verb(3rd form)


D) Future Perfect Continuous (निरंतर भविष्यकाल पूर्ण काल)

Usage: Continuous actions till a future time.

Hindi Sentence Wrong English Correct English
मैं दो घंटे से पढ़ रहा होऊँगा। I will reading for two hours. I will have been reading for two hours.

 

🎯 Formula:
Subject + will have been + Verb(ing) + since/for + time


Conclusion

Key Takeaways:
✔ Master all 12 English tenses with correct usage.
Practice daily sentences to improve fluency.
✔ Understand sentence structure differences between Hindi and English.

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