Background
Let’s look at some basic conjugations for the Present Tense:
Radha khush hai = Radha is happy
ham khush hai = we are happy
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Radha is a singer =
Past Tense of was
English: the past tense of is -> was
Hindi: the past tense of hai -> thi (for feminine)
Radha khush hai -> Radha khush thi
Anita naaraaz hai -> Anita naaraaz thi
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Sudha was a singer =
Past Tense of was (masculine and plural)
thi will conjugate the same way as verbs:
hai -> tha (masculine)
Amit kahaa hai -> Amit kahaa tha
hai -> the (mixed plurals)
ham park me hai -> ham park me the
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Where was Rohit? =
Where were they? =
Past Tense of am
hu also becomes thi / tha
mai garden me hu -> mai garden me thi
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I was a writer =
I was in the library =
Past Progressive Tense
vo tasvir dekh raha hai = he is seeing a painting
replace the hai with tha
vo tasvir dekh raha tha = he was seeing a painting
Radha song sun rahi thi = Radha was hearing a song
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Amit was speaking in Hindi =
I was going to the museum =
