Present Habitual Tense and सकना / पाना (sakna/pana)

Question 1

Masculine:
stem + ता (s) + aux verb (to be)
stem + ते (p) aux verb (to be)

Feminine:
stem + ती (s and pl) aux verb (to be)

Answer 1

conjugation Present Habitual Tense

Question 2

हमेशा

Answer 2

always
hamesha

Question 3

कभी-कभी

Answer 3

once in a while

Question 4

रविवार को

Answer 4

on Sunday(s)

Question 5

अक्सर

Answer 5

often
aksar

Question 6

आमतौर पर

Answer 6

usually, generally
aamataur par

Question 7

एक बजे

Answer 7

(at) one o’clock

Question 8

मैं चार बजे जागता/ती हूँ |

Answer 8

“I get up at 4 o’clock.”

Question 9

मैं पांच बजे चाय पीता/ती हूँ |

Answer 9

“I drink tea at 5 o’clock.”

Question 10

मैं आठ बजे स्कूल जाता/ती हूँ |

Answer 10

“I go to school at 8 o’clock.”

Question 11

हम हर साल भारत जाते हैं।

Answer 11

We go to India every year.
हर = each, every
साल = year

Question 12

मैं बहुत टैनिस खेलता हूँ।

Answer 12

I (m.) play a lot of tennis.
बहुत = very, lots..
टैनिस = tenis

Question 13

मैं मुम्बई में रहती हूँ।

Answer 13

I (f.) live in Bombay.
मुम्बई में = in Mumbai
रहती = live (f)

Question 14

मेरी बहनें मेरे साथ रहती हैं।

Answer 14

My sisters live with me.
मेरे साथ = with me

Question 15

मैं रोज़ सात बजे उठती हूँ।

Answer 15

I (f.) get up daily at 7 o’clock.

Question 16

मैं नाश्ता नहीं करता।

Answer 16

I (m.) do not eat (do) breakfast.
नाश्ता = breakfast
(to be goes away!)

Question 17

मेरा भाई कॉफ़ी नहीं पीता। वह

सिर्फ़ चाय पीता है।

Answer 17

My brother does not drink coffee. (to be goes away!)

He only drinks chai (tea).
सिर्फ़ = sirf = only

Question 18

चाहना - wanting (to complete an action)

Answer 18

Subject + (Object) + (Negation) + (Question word) + Verb Infinitive (content verb)+
चाहना (in this case, inflected in the present habitual)

Question 19

मैं भारत जाना चाहती हूँ।

Answer 19

I (f.) want to go to India.
जाना = infinitive, to go
चाहती = I want (f)
I India to go want am.

Question 20

हम पंजाबी सीखना चाहते हैं।

Answer 20

We want to learn Punjabi

पंजाबी = Punjabi

सीखना = learn

चाहते हैं = we want (pl)

Question 21

सकना / पाना
What does this express?

Answer 21

Sakna / Pana

The verbs सकना and पाना are often used interchangeably to express ability (e.g., ‘I can
speak Hindi’), though पाना is often used more frequently to express negative ability (e.g,
‘I cannot speak Hindi’).

Question 22

सकना / पाना
Sentence Structure?

Answer 22

Sakna / Pana

Subject + (Object) + (Negation) + (Question word) + Verb Root (content verb)+ सकना/पाना (in this case, inflected in the present habitual)

Question 23

क्या तुम हिंदी बोल सकती हो?

मैं हिंदी और अँग्रेज़ी बोल सकता हूँ।

हिंदी बोल = speak Hindi

Answer 23

Can you (f.) speak Hindi?

I (m.) can speak Hindi and English.
और = and

Question 24

आप कौन-कौनसी भाषाएँ बोल सकते हैं?

Answer 24

Which (all) languages can you (formal, m.) speak?

Question 25

मैं फ़्रांसीसी भाषा नहीं बोल पाता।

मैं पंजाबी समझ सकता हूँ, लेकिन बोल नहीं पाता।

Answer 25

I (m.) cannot speak/am unable to speak French.
फ़्रांसीसी = phraanseesee
भाषा = language

I (m.) can understand Punjabi, but cannot speak (it).
पंजाबी = samajh - understand
लेकिन = but - lekeen
बोल = speeek

Question 26

कौन स्कूल जाते हैं?

Answer 26

who goes to to school? (mas. p)

Question 27

Uses of the Habitual Present Tense

Answer 27

(a) To express routine actions
(b) To express habitual actions
(c) To express permanent actions
(d) To express general/universal truth.
(e) To narrate a story / series of events.
f) To express impersonal sentences
(g) To express immediate future action by adding adverbs like अभी “right away,” and चलिए “let’s.”

Question 28

हर दिन

Answer 28

every day

Question 29

हम हर दिन साथ ध्यान करते हैं

Answer 29

we meditate together every day