HINDUSTANI LANGUAGE.
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Present Indefinite Tense.
Singular. Plural.
f^ I speak.
I s
y thou speakest.
f he speaks.
^ we speak.
V ! 9
f ye speak.
^ they speak.
Imperfect or Present Past Tense.
yt, we were speaking.
I was speaking.
. 1
\ p thouwast speaking.
U? d '* |
1 he was speaking.
l
^ theywere speaking.
Present Definite or Present Present Tense.
jAy gt we are speaking.
gt> ye are speaking.
they are speaking.
P \j **
gg, \fi I am speaking.
' o P
Wjj y tliou art speakmg.
' c p
j ^ he is speaking.
Present Future Tense.
° 9 i
^ he
i ??iay, shall
uijp f we ]
} or will be
ip fi yc |
speaking.
ifdP lA- sd they)
'J sneakii
* With a conditional conjunction or an adverb of wishing, this
form of the verb is of' the saine import, or nearly so, as the tense just
before exhibited ; and is usually termed the Conditional or Optative :
C ^ y' . ° 9
so, Ujj jsc f\ifl had spuken ; g ivoidd to heaven that thou
hadst spoken, &c. But it may be equally well understood as the
simple Present.
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73
Present Indefinite Tense.
Singular. Plural.
f^ I speak.
I s
y thou speakest.
f he speaks.
^ we speak.
V ! 9
f ye speak.
^ they speak.
Imperfect or Present Past Tense.
yt, we were speaking.
I was speaking.
. 1
\ p thouwast speaking.
U? d '* |
1 he was speaking.
l
^ theywere speaking.
Present Definite or Present Present Tense.
jAy gt we are speaking.
gt> ye are speaking.
they are speaking.
P \j **
gg, \fi I am speaking.
' o P
Wjj y tliou art speakmg.
' c p
j ^ he is speaking.
Present Future Tense.
° 9 i
^ he
i ??iay, shall
uijp f we ]
} or will be
ip fi yc |
speaking.
ifdP lA- sd they)
'J sneakii
* With a conditional conjunction or an adverb of wishing, this
form of the verb is of' the saine import, or nearly so, as the tense just
before exhibited ; and is usually termed the Conditional or Optative :
C ^ y' . ° 9
so, Ujj jsc f\ifl had spuken ; g ivoidd to heaven that thou
hadst spoken, &c. But it may be equally well understood as the
simple Present.
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