In this article, we are going to learn about the Past Indefinite Tense in Hindi and English. We will tell you about the definition, rules, formula, helping verb, structure, examples, sentences, active and passive voice, how to identify the tense, questions, video tutorial, and exercises for practice.
What is Past Indefinite Tense in Hindi?
Simple Past/Past indefinite Tense is used to talk about something that happened in the past, but we don’t know exactly when. It is often used for narration and general statements as well. For example, “She was walking down the street” would be a sentence that uses past indefinite tense because we don’t know when she was walking down the street.
Past Indefinite Tense in Hindi Rules
In the past tense, there are a few more rules that take place, for one thing, we only use second-person singular (I), as well as third and first persons plural in relation to pronouns. We also ask questions by adding ‘did’ at the beginning of our sentence when forming it into question form while changing verbs from their 2nd-person forms to 1st-person -forms.
In simple words, we use I, We, They, You, He, She, It, with the second form of the verb.
Past Indefinite Tense in Hindi Structure with Formula
The structure of Past Indefinite Tense contains simple/affirmative, negative, interrogative, and negative interrogative. Let’s see their formula and examples so you can better understand them.
Simple/Affirmative
We use Subject with the second form of the verb and object to make an affirmative sentence of past indefinite.
Formula: Subject + Verb 2nd Form + Object
| Examples in English | Examples in Hindi |
|---|---|
| I canceled my meeting. | मैंने अपनी बैठक रद्द कर दी। |
| She ate an apple. | उसने एक सेब खाया। |
| We played cricket. | हमने क्रिकेट खेला। |
| They watched the match. | उन्होंने मैच देखा। |
| He ate a mango. | उसने एक आम खाया। |
| She sang well at the party. | उन्होंने पार्टी में अच्छा गाया। |
| They watched television. | वे टेलीविजन देखते थे। |
| He stood at the bus stop. | वह बस स्टॉप पर खड़ा था। |
| We had an exam. | हमारी एक परीक्षा थी। |
| She finished all the exercises. | उसने सभी अभ्यास समाप्त कर दिए। |
| He bought a new car. | उसने एक नई कार खरीदी। |
| He came to the school. | वह स्कूल आया था। |
| He met his wife. | वह अपनी पत्नी से मिले। |
Negative
For making negative of past indefinite tense we add helping verb “did” and “not” after the Subject. According to the rule, in a negative sentence, we use 1st form of the verb instead of 2nd form as we have used in making affirmative sentences. After adding “did not” we use “1st form of the verb” and Object to complete the sentence. See the formula below for more clarification.
Formula: Subject + did not + 1st for of Verb + Object
| Examples in English | Examples in Hindi |
|---|---|
| She did not finish all the exercises. | उसने सभी अभ्यास समाप्त नहीं किए। |
| He did not buy a new car last week. | उन्होंने पिछले हफ्ते एक नई कार नहीं खरीदी। |
| He did not come to the school. | वह स्कूल नहीं आया। |
| He did not meet his wife. | वह अपनी पत्नी से नहीं मिला। |
| They did not appear for the exam. | वे परीक्षा के लिए उपस्थित नहीं हुए। |
| I did not watch television in the morning. | मैंने सुबह टीवी नहीं देखा। |
| She did not finished her work. | उसने अपना काम पूरा नहीं किया। |
| I did not read my science book. | मैंने अपनी विज्ञान की किताब नहीं पढ़ी। |
| I did not attend the conference today. | मैं आज सम्मेलन में शामिल नहीं हुआ। |
Interrogative
To make an interrogative sentence of past indefinite we put the helping verb “did” at the start then add “Subject”. After “Subject” you have to add “1st form of Verb” and “Object” with a question mark to complete the sentence. We have given the formula below for better understanding.
Formula: Did + Subject + 1st form of Verb + Object +?
| Examples in English | Examples in Hindi |
|---|---|
| Did she finish all the exercises? | क्या उसने सभी अभ्यास समाप्त कर लिए थे? |
| Did he buy a new car last week? | क्या उसने पिछले हफ्ते एक नई कार खरीदी थी? |
| Did he come to the school? | क्या वह स्कूल आया था? |
| Did he meet his wife? | क्या वह अपनी पत्नी से मिला? |
| Did they appear for the exam? | क्या वे परीक्षा के लिए उपस्थित हुए थे? |
| Did she sing a song? | क्या उसने गाना गाया? |
| Did I watch television in the morning? | क्या मैंने सुबह टेलीविजन देखा? |
| Did she finished her work? | क्या उसने अपना काम पूरा किया? |
| Did I read my science book? | क्या मैंने अपनी विज्ञान की किताब पढ़ी? |
| Did he attend the conference today? | क्या वह आज सम्मेलन में शामिल हुए थे? |
Interrogative Negative
This is the same as the Interrogative, we just add “not” after the “Subject” to make it an Interrogative Negative sentence. Here is the formula.
Formula: Did + Subject + not + 1st form of Verb + Object +?
| Examples in English | Examples in Hindi |
|---|---|
| Did she not finish all the exercises? | क्या उसने नहीं सभी अभ्यास समाप्त कर लिए थे? |
| Did he not buy a new car last week? | क्या उसने नहीं पिछले हफ्ते एक नई कार खरीदी थी? |
| Did he not come to the school? | क्या वह नहीं स्कूल आया था? |
| Did they not appear for the exam? | क्या वे नहीं परीक्षा के लिए उपस्थित हुए थे? |
| Did I not watch television in the morning? | क्या मैंने नहीं सुबह टेलीविजन देखा? |
| Did she not finished her work? | क्या उसने नहीं अपना काम पूरा किया? |
| Did I not read my science book? | क्या मैंने नहीं अपनी विज्ञान की किताब पढ़ी? |
| Did he not attend the conference today? | क्या वह नहीं आज सम्मेलन में शामिल हुए थे? |
How to identify Past Indefinite Tense in Hindi?
As the Past Indefinite Tense is usually used to refer to a time in the past that is not specific, so whenever you see a sentence in which the event has occurred but we don’t know when, then you can call it past indefinite tense. For example “He went to the club” in this sentence we don’t know when he went to the club. Secondly, the structure of the sentence tells that it is past indefinite. In this sentence “He” is used as a subject, the second form “went” Is used with the object “club” so we can say that it is past indefinite. In this way, we can recognize the sentences.
Past Indefinite Tense Active and Passive Voice in Hindi & English
We will discuss past indefinite active and passive voice in the simple, negative, interrogative, and interrogative negative.
Simple
If we want to make a simple passive voice then put “Object” at the start and “Subject” at the end. After adding “Object” at the start we add helping herb “Was/Were” and “3rd form of Verb” with “by” and “Subject” at the end. You can see the formula below.
Formula: Object + Was/Were + 3rd form of Verb + by + Subject
The examples of simple passive voice are given below.
Negative
In negative sentence for the passive voice, we have to add “Not” after “Object” and helping verb “Was/Were” then add “3rd form of Verb” with “by” and “Subject” at the end to complete the sentence.
Formula= Object + Was/Were + Not + 3rd form of Verb + by + Subject
The examples of negative passive voice sentences are given below.
Interrogative
In the case of interrogative we have to make some changes, put helping verb “Was/Were” at the beginning then add “Object”, “3rd form of Verb”,” by”, “Subject” and “?” at the end.
Formula = Was/Were + Object + 3rd form of Verb + by + Subject +?
You will fully understand with the help of examples that are typed below.
Interrogative Negative
The formula of making Interrogative Negative of Past Indefinite Passive is the same as the formula of Interrogative. Just add “not” after “Object”.
Formula = Was/Were + Object + Not + 3rd form of Verb + by + Subject +?
Read examples with attention to get more grip.
Where to Get Extra Examples and Exercises of Past Indefinite Tense in Hindi Pdf for Practice?
We have given examples of this tense below that helps you to better understand and make an expert. You can also get past indefinite tense exercises in pdf form here that will be enough for your practice.
Examples in Hindi
- मैंने एक सेब खाया।
- उसने एक लैपटॉप खरीदा।
- उसने प्याला तोड़ दिया।
- उन्होंने मुझे एक किताब भेंट की।
- मैं उनसे पुस्तकालय में मिला था।
- हमने गली में एक जोकर देखा।
- उन्होंने समस्या का समाधान किया।
- उन्हें एक पुरस्कार मिला।
- मैंने उसे एक पत्र लिखा था।
- उन्होंने हमें सूचना दी।
- वह बच्चे को चूमा।
- वह चुटकुला सुनकर हंस पड़ा।
- मैंने उसे कुछ खाना दिया।
- उसने नदी में एक मछली पकड़ी।
- उसने मेहमानों के लिए चाय बनाई।
- मैंने उनका निमंत्रण स्वीकार कर लिया।
- उन्होंने प्रतियोगिता में भाग लिया।
- उसने मुझे चौंका दिया।
- मुझे बात समझ में आ गई।
- वह कल ऐतिहासिक स्थान पर गए थे।
- आपने स्थिति का अवलोकन किया।
- हमने अपनी कमजोरी पाई।
- कार्यक्रम में अलीम शामिल हुए।
- ली ने अंतिम परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण की।
- क्या आपने अपने दोस्त को याद किया?
- हमने कल रात पार्टी का आनंद लिया।
- उन्होंने एक हॉरर फिल्म देखी।
- मैं कार्यक्रम में भाग लेना भूल गया।
- मैंने धीरे-धीरे अपने अंग्रेजी कौशल में सुधार किया।
- आपने मछली नहीं पकड़ी।
- क्या आपने प्रस्ताव स्वीकार नहीं किया?
- उसने कल अच्छा खाना खाया।
- उसने दो दिन पहले तुम्हारा इंतजार किया था।
- ब्रैंडन अपने कैंपस में पहुंचे.
- कामरान ने अपने दोस्त से एक किताब उधार ली।
- क्या उन्होंने इस मुद्दे को ठीक से हल किया?
- हमें अपने पुराने दिन याद आ गए।
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Conclusion
In this blog post, you learned about the past indefinite tense in Hindi and what it means. We hope you will get all information about the tense. It’s time for you to put your new knowledge into action. Practice with some of these exercises and see if they help improve your understanding. If there is anything else we can help you with, please don’t hesitate to contact us at any time.