ASPECTUAL VERB FORMS IN HINDI

combine 4 tenses: with 3 aspects: present - past - presumptive - subjunctive habitual - progressive - perfective past past habitual presumptive presumptive habitual subjunctive subjunctive habitual

present present habitual habitual

-/-#/-
progressive

)*+ , .
the boy watches lms

)*+ ,
the boy used to watch lms

)*+ ,
the boy must (presumably) watch lms

)*+ ,
the boy might (habitually) watch lms

present progressive

past progressive

presumptive progressive

subjunctive progressive

)*+ , . )*+ ,
the boy is watching lms the boy was watching lms

)*+ ,
the boy must (presumably) be watching lms

)*+ ,
the boy might be watching lms

/4/
perfective -/ / / 6

present perfective

past perfective

presumptive perfective

subjunctive perfective

7 )*+ , 8
the boy has watched lms

7 )*+ , 6
the boy had watched lms

7 )*+ , 9
the boy must have watched lms

7 )*+ , 6
the boy might have watched lms

perfective with intransitive verbs: participle agrees with subject transitive verbs: participle agrees with object, subject adds

also:

simple perfective (no auxiliary)

future -;/-/->/-;>

name of this tense?

7 )*+ ,6
the boy watched lms

)*+ ,?
the boy will watch lms

)*+ ,?
the boy might watch lms
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