Tense mood for various persons in Telugu

 In this lesson, you will learn about the tense mood for various persons in Telugu.

In Telugu, the tense mood for past tense, non-past tense and negative are as follows:

‘Thaa’ (తా) is added to the basic verb which is followed by addition of various suffixes based on the persons in non-past tense.  However, for third person (she – ఆమె [aame]) ‘thum’ (తుం) is added instead of ‘thaa’(తా).

Similarly, ‘Aa’ (ఆ) is added in the past tense and ‘a’ (అ) is added to the verb in negative sense. However, for third person she ‘im’ (ఇం) is added instead of ‘aa’(ఆ) to the verb.

Here is an example to give a clear idea.

Chadhuvu(read) is the basic form of verb. It is written as follows in various tenses depending on the person,i.e.the subject.

In non-past tense:

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + thaa(తా) (nu) (ను) – Chadhuvuthaanu- (చదువుతాను) - I person singular (I – నేను [naenu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + thaa (తా) (mu) (ము) – Chadhuvuthaamu- (చదువుతాము) - I person plural (We – మేము/మనము [maemu/manamu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + thaa(తా) (vu) (వు) – Chadhuvuthaavu-(చదువుతావు) - II person singular (You – నువ్వు [Nuvvu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + thaa(తా) (du) (డు) – Chadhuvuthaadu- (చదువుతాడు) - III person singular (he – అతడు [athadu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + thum(తుం) (dhi) (ది) – Chadhuvuthundhi- (చదువుతుంది) - III person singular (she – ఆమె [aame] and it – అది [adhi])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + thaa (తా) (ru) (రు) – Chadhuvuthaaru- (చదువుతారు) - II person plural and III person plural (they – వారు [vaaru] – he and she)

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + thaa(తా) (yi) (యి) – Chadhuvuthaayi- (చదువుతాయి) - III person plural (they – అవి [avi])

In past tense:

·         Chadhuvu (చదువు) + aa (ఆ) (nu) (ను) – Chadhivaanu- (చదివాను) - I person singular (I – నేను [naenu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + aa (ఆ) (mu) (ము) – Chadhivaamu- (చదివాము) - I person plural (We – మేము/మనము [maemu/manamu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + aa (ఆ) (vu) (వు) – Chadhivaavu- (చదివావు) - II person singular (You – నువ్వు [Nuvvu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + aa (ఆ) (du) (డు) – Chadhivaadu- (చదివాడు) - III person singular (he – అతడు [athadu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + im(ఇం) (di) (ది) – Chadhivindhi-(చదివింది) - III person singular (she – ఆమె [aame] and it – అది [adhi])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + aa (ఆ) (ru) (రు) – Chadhivaaru- (చదివారు) - II person plural and III person plural (they – వారు [vaaru] – he and she)

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + aa (yi) (యి) – Chadhivaayi- (చదివాయి) - III person plural (they – అవి [avi])

In negative sense:

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + a (అ) (nu) (ను) – Chadhavanu- (చదవను) - I person singular I person singular (I – నేను [naenu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + a (అ) (mu) (ము) – Chadhavamu- (చదవము) - I person plural (We – మేము/మనము [maemu/manamu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + a (అ) (vu) (వు) – Chadhavavu- (చదవవు) - II person singular (You – నువ్వు [Nuvvu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + a (అ) (du) (డు) – Chadhavadu- (చదవడు) - III person singular (he – అతడు [athadu])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + a (అ) (du) (దు) – Chadhavadu- (చదవదు) - III person singular (she – ఆమె [aame] and it – అది [adhi])

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + a (అ) (ru) (రు) – Chadhavaru- (చదవరు) - II person plural and III person plural (they – వారు [vaaru] – he and she)

·         Chadhuvu(చదువు) + a (అ) (vu) (వు) – Chadavavu-(చదవవు) -III person plural (they – అవి [avi])

Here are some example sentences:

·         Aameannamthinnadhi.  (ఆమె అన్నం తిన్నది.) – She ate meals.

·         Vaaru cinema choodaru. (వారు సినిమా చూడరు.) – They don’t watch movie.

·         Naenumarketkuvelthaanu. (నేను మార్కెట్ కు వెళ్తాను.) – I go to the market/I will go to the market.

·         Nuvvunaathomaatlaadavu. (నువ్వు నాతో మాట్లాడవు.) – You don’t talk with me.

Athaduaataluaadaadu. (అతడు ఆటలు ఆడాడు.) – He played games.