Present imperfect tense

Saba Urooj

Center for Language Engineering (UET)

Present imperfect tense

• Present imperfect tense is used

– for sentences about an existing condition or

– activities that are performed regularly.

Saba Urooj

Center for Language Engineering (UET)

Present imperfect tense

• For making present imperfect tense remove

‘na’ from infinitive and add ‘ta’, ‘tey’ for

masculine and ‘ti’ for feminine. Then add

various forms of verb ‘hona’ ‘to be’ (in

present).present).

Subject Verb root Verb ending To be verb

(in present)

Ali so

so-na to sleep

ta hai

These forms of verb ‘hona’ ‘to be’is

used to represent the present tense Pronoun

Singular

Corresponding

verb form

Pronoun

Plural

Corresponding

verb form

main I h-oon am hum we h-ain are

tum

aap you

h-o

h-ain are

tum

aap you

h-o

h-ain are

voh he/she/it h-ai is voh they h-ain are

How to make

Infinitive Without

‘na’

Sing. masc. Sing. fem.

so-na to sleep so so-ta so-ti

jag-na to wake up jag jag-ta jag-ti

chal-na to walk chal chal-ta chal-ti

uth-na to stand up uth uth-ta uth-ti

How to make

Infinitive Without

‘na’

Sing. masc. Sing. fem.

uth-na to stand up uth uth-ta uth-tiuth-na to stand up uth uth-ta uth-ti

aa-na to come ____ _____ _____

ur-na to fly ____ _____ _____

Different forms of ‘ta’

Singular pluralSingular plural

Masculine ta tey

Feminine ti ti

Different forms of ‘ta’

Singular plural

Masculine ta tey

larka khata boy eats larkey khatey boys eat

Feminine ti

larki khati girl eats

ti

larkian khati girls eat

Agreement in present imperfect tense

• The verb agrees with the subject in present

imperfect tense.

• Larka akhbar(m) parhta hai.

• The boy reads newspaper.• The boy reads newspaper.

• Larka roti(f) khata hai.

• The girl eats bread.

• Larki akhbar(m) parhti hai.

• The girl reads newspaper.

1st person

Singular plural

1st

person

Masculine Main khata hoon

I eat

Hum khatey hain

We eat

Feminine Main khati hoon

I eat

Hum khati hain

we eat

2nd person

Singular plural

Masculine Tum khatey ho Aap khatey hain

2nd

person

Aap khatey hain

You eat

Aap khatey hain

You eat

Feminine Tum khati ho

Aap khati hain

You eat

Aap khati hain

Aap khati hain

You eat

3rd person

Singular plural

3rd

person

Masculine Voh khata hai

He eats

Voh khatey hain

They eat

Feminine Voh khati hai

She eats

Voh khati hain

They eat

Proper noun

Singular plural

3rd

person

Masculine Ali khata hai

Ali eats

Ali aur Usman khatey hain

Ali and Usman eat

Feminine Ayesha khati hai

Ayesha eats

Ayesha aur Fatima khati

hain

Ayesha and Fatima eat

Common noun

Singular plural

3rd

person

Masculine Larka khata hai

The Boy eats

Larkey khatey hain

The Boys eat

Feminine Larki khati hai

The girl eats

Larkian khati hain

The girls eat

Daily routine (1st person singular)

Grammar

Noun + Verb + ta +

helping verb

Main parhta hoon.

I study.

Main uthta hoon.

(I get up.)

Main namaz parhta hoon.

(I say prayers.)

Main akhbaar parhta hoon.

Vocabulary

namaz (f)

prayers

akhbaar (m)

newspaperMain akhbaar parhta hoon.

(I read newspaper.)

Main university jata hoon.

(I go to university.)

uthna

to gat up

parhna

to say

parhna

to read

jana

to go

Daily routine (1st person plural)

Grammar

Noun + Verb + ta +

helping verb

Main parhta hoon.

I study.

Hum uthtey hain.

(We get up.)

___ ____ ____ .

(We say prayers.)

___ ____ ____ .

Vocabulary

namaz (f)

Prayers

akhbaar (m)

Newspaper___ ____ ____ .

(We read newspaper.)

___ ____ ____ .

(We go to university.)

uthna

to gat up

parhna

to say

parhna

to read

jana

to go

Daily routine (2nd person singular)

Grammar

Noun + Verb + ta +

helping verb

Main parhta hoon.

I study.

Tum uthtey ho.

(You get up.)

___ ____ ____ .

(You say prayers.)

___ ____ ____ .

Vocabulary

namaz (f)

prayers

akhbaar (m)

newspaper___ ____ ____ .

(You read newspaper.)

___ ____ ____ .

(You go to university.)

uthna

to gat up

parhna

to say

parhna

to read

jana

to go

Daily routine (2nd person plural)

Grammar

Noun + Verb + ta +

helping verb

Main parhta hoon.

I study.

Aap uthtey hain.

(You get up.)

___ ____ ____ .

(You say prayers.)

___ ____ ____ .

Vocabulary

namaz (f)

prayers

akhbaar (m)

newspaper___ ____ ____ .

(You read newspaper.)

___ ____ ____ .

(You go to university.)

uthna

to gat up

parhna

to say

parhna

to read

jana

to go

Daily routine (3rd person singular)

Grammar

Noun + Verb + ta +

helping verb

Main parhta hoon.

I study.

Voh uthta hai.

(He gets up.)

___ ____ ____ .

(He says prayer.)

___ ____ ____ .

Vocabulary

namaz (f)

prayers

akhbaar (m)

newspaper___ ____ ____ .

She reads newspaper.)

___ ____ ____ .

(He goes to university.)

uthna

to gat up

parhna

to say

parhna

to read

jana

to go

Daily routine (3rd person plural)

Grammar

Noun + Verb + ta +

helping verb

Main parhta hoon.

I study.

Voh uthtey hain.

(They get up.)

___ ____ ____ .

(They say prayer.)

___ ____ ____ .

Vocabulary

namaz (f)

prayers

akhbaar (m)

newspaper___ ____ ____ .

They read newspaper.)

___ ____ ____ .

(They go to university.)

uthna

to gat up

parhna

to say

parhna

to read

jana

to go

Daily routine (Proper noun)

Grammar

Noun + Verb + ta +

helping verb

Main parhta hoon.

I study.

Ali uthta hai.

(Ali gets up.)

___ ____ ____ .

(Ali says prayer.)

___ ____ ____ .

Vocabulary

namaz (f)

prayers

akhbaar (m)

newspaper___ ____ ____ .

Ali reads newspaper.)

___ ____ ____ .

(Ali goes to university.)

uthna

to gat up

parhna

to say

parhna

to read

jana

to go

Daily routine (Common noun)

Grammar

Noun + Verb + ta +

helping verb

Main parhta hoon.

I study.

Larka uthta hai.

(The boy gets up.)

___ ____ ____ .

(The boy says prayer.)

___ ____ ____ .

Vocabulary

namaz (f)

prayers

akhbaar (m)

newspaper___ ____ ____ .

The boy reads newspaper.)

___ ____ ____ .

(The boys go to university.)

uthna

to gat up

parhna

to say

parhna

to read

jana

to go

Describe the activities in sentences

Nashta karna

Having breakfast

___ ____ ____ .

Khana khana

Having mealHaving meal

___ ____ ____ .

Kaam per jana

Getting to work

___ ____ ____ .

Nahana

Taking bath

___ ____ ____ .

Ginti Counting

Ikattees kalam

Thirty one pens

Chhattees kalam

Thirty six pens

Buttees kalam

Thirty two pens

Saintees kalam

Thirty seven pens

Teintees kalam artees kalamTeintees kalam

Thirty three pens

artees kalam

Thirty eight pens

Chauntees kalam

Thirty four pens

Oontaless kalam

Thirty nine pens

Paintees kalam

Thirty five pens

Chalees kalam

Forty pens

Practice Yeh kitney hain?

Yeh kitney hain?

Yeh kitney hain?Yeh kitney hain?

Yeh kitney hain?

Yeh kitney hain?

Ginti Counting

Iktalees kalam

Forty one pens

Chhialees kalam

Forty six pens

Bayalees kalam

Forty two pens

Saintalees kalam

Forty seven pens

Teintalees kalam Artalees kalamTeintalees kalam

Forty three pens

Artalees kalam

Forty eight pens

Chavalees kalam

Forty four pens

Oonchas kalam

Forty nine pens

Paintalees kalam

Forty five pens

Pachas kalam

Fifty pens

Practice Yeh kitney hain?

Yeh kitney hain?

Yeh kitney hain?Yeh kitney hain?

Yeh kitney hain?

Yeh kitney hain?

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