The present progressive tense is used for actions that are currently
in progress. It is also sometimes called the present continual tense.
Note how in English this tense uses an auxiliary verb ("to be")
and the verb ending "-ing."
Examples: I am going
to school. They are eating
vegetables. She is buying
a necklace.
Formula:
root verb +
verb ending
रहा / रहे / रही
auxiliary verb
The verb ending must agree with the subject in number and gender
as follows:
-रहा
is for masculine singular
-रहे
is for masculine plural
-रही
is for feminine singular and plural
You can think of these endings as analogous to the English "-ing"
ending.
Some Examples: with the verb
जाना
("to go")
a. A guy says:
मैं
जा रहा
हूँ ।
"I am going."
subject
(masculine)
root verb + masculine singular ending
first person singular auxiliary verb
b. A girl says:
मैं
जा रही
हूँ ।
"I am going."
subject
(feminine)
root verb + feminine ending
first person singular auxiliary verb
c. About a girl someone says:
वह
जा रही
है ।
"She is going."
subject
(feminine)
root verb + feminine ending
third person singular auxiliary verb
d. A group says:
हम
जा रहे
हैं ।
"We are going."
subject
(masculine plural)
root verb + masculine plural ending
first person plural auxiliary verb
e. You say to your friend(s) (familiar):
तुम
जा रहे
हो ।
"You are going."
subject
(masculine)
root verb + masculine plural ending
second person plural (familiar) auxiliary verb
f. You say to your friend(s) (polite):
आप
जा रहे
हैं ।
"You are going."
subject
(masculine)
root verb + masculine plural ending
second person plural (polite) auxiliary verb
Note: you can change any of the masculine examples above into feminine
by using the feminine verb ending
रही
instead of the masculine endings
रहा
or
रहे
.
Here is the present progressive conjugation chart for the verb
जाना
"to go":
