-تا / -تی / -تے + ہونا

Present Habits and General Actions

Level 1

Choose the ending from the subject, then add ہوں, ہو, ہے or ہیں as needed.

How It Works

ندا صبح چائے پیتی ہے says Nida drinks tea in the morning. پیتی agrees with a feminine subject.

علی روز پڑھتا ہے says Ali reads every day. پڑھتا is masculine singular habitual.

ہم شام کو چلتے ہیں says we walk in the evening. چلتے is the masculine plural form for ہم; an all-female group can use چلتی ہیں.

میں اکثر گھر میں رہتی ہوں uses the feminine form for a speaker who says she usually stays at home.

A woman addressed respectfully uses a feminine participle with ہیں, as in مریم، آپ یہاں رہتی ہیں؟. Feminine plural subjects also keep -تی before ہیں.

Examples (6)

  1. ندا صبح چائے پیتی ہے۔

    Nida drinks tea in the morning.

    پیتی is feminine singular habitual.

  2. علی روز پڑھتا ہے۔

    Ali reads every day.

    پڑھتا is masculine singular habitual.

  3. ہم شام کو چلتے ہیں۔

    We walk in the evening.

    This example uses masculine plural agreement; an all-female group can use چلتی ہیں.

  4. میں اکثر گھر میں رہتی ہوں۔

    I often stay at home.

    رہتی ہوں is the feminine first-person form.

  5. مریم، آپ یہاں رہتی ہیں؟

    Maryam, do you live here?

    Respectful address keeps feminine رہتی with ہیں.

  6. دونوں بہنیں صبح ٹہلتی ہیں۔

    Both sisters take a walk in the morning.

    Feminine plural agreement keeps -تی and uses plural ہیں.

Common Mistakes

  • Using one ending for every subject.

    ندا صبح چائے پیتا ہے۔
    ندا صبح چائے پیتی ہے۔

    ندا is feminine in this example, so the habitual form is پیتی.

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-تا / -تی / -تے + ہوناLevel 1Present Habits and General Actions

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Identify a verb stem from its infinitive. Choose the agreeing auxiliary for the habitual statement. Recognize the matching relation carried by the habitual participle.

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ہونا