| Tenses | Formation | Example | 
| Simple present tense/Habitual tense  | Subject+नहीं+Verb stem+ता/ते/ती+हूँ/हो/है/हैं | She doesn’t read the book.वह किताब नहीं पढ़ती है। | 
| Past habitual tense | Subject+नहीं+Verb stem+ता/ते/ती+था/थे/थी/थीं | She used to play football.वह फ़ुटबॉल खेलती थी। | 
| Present continuous tense/progressive aspect | Subject+object+ verb stem+ रहा/रहे/रही +हूँ/हो/है/हैं | I am drinking tea. /I have been drinking tea for 2 years.मैं चाय नहीं पी रही हूँ।मैं दो साल से चाय पी रही हूँ। | 
| Past continuous tense/past progressive | Subject+object+ verb stem+ रहा/रहे/रही + था/थे/थी/थीं | I was making tea.मैं चाय बना रही थी। | 
| Indicative past tense | Tran- Sub+ने+ object+verb+ या/ई/ये/यींIntra- Sub+verb+या/ई/ये/यीं | मैंने खाना खाया। I ate food.मैं सोया I(M.) slept. | 
| Past perfect tense | Tran- Sub+ने+ object+verb+ या/ई/ये/यीं+हूँ/हो/है/हैंIntra- Sub+verb+या/ई/ये/यीं+हूँ/हो/है/हैं | मैंने खाना खाया है। I have eaten food.मैं सोया हूँI(M.) have slept. | 
| Past perfect tense | Tran- Sub+ने+ object+verb+ या/ई/ये/यीं+ था/थे/थी/थींIntra- Sub+verb+या/ई/ये/यीं+ था/थे/थी/थीं | मैंने खाना खाया था। I had eaten food.मैं सोया था। हूँI(M.) had slept. | 
| Future tense | Sub+object+verb stem+ऊँगा/ऊँगी/ऊँगे/ऊँगीं  | मैं खाना खाऊँगी। I will eat food. | 
| Future continuous tense | Sub+object+verb stem+ रहा/रहे/रही+ होगा/होगी/होंगी/होंगे | I (M.) will be eating food.मैं खाना खा रहा हूँगा। | 
| Subjunctive | Sub+object+verb stem+ऊँ/ए/एँ | मैं कमरे में आऊँ?May I come in the room? | 
| Contrary to the fact present tense  | अगर+sub+object+verb stem+ ता/ते/ती+तो+sub+verb stem+ ता/ते/ती | अगर मैं भारत जाती तो मैं हिंदी समझती। If I had gone to India, I would have understood Hindi. | 
| Contrary to the fact past tense  | अगर+sub+ ने+ object+perfect tense तो+sub+verb stem+ ता/ते/ती | अगर मैं भारत गई होती तो मैं हिंदी समझती। If I had gone to India, I would have understood Hindi. | 
| Contrary to fact continuous tense  | अगर+sub+object+verb stem+ ता/ते/ती+तो+sub+verb stem+ ता/ते/ती | अगर मैं भारत जा रही होती तो मैं हिंदी समझती। If I had been going to India, I would have understood Hindi. | 
| Absolutive (कर) | sub+object+verb stem+ कर+ object+ verb (agrees with number and gender) | I go home and eat food. (Having gone home I eat food.)मैं घर जाकर खाना खाता हूँ। |