Conjugation of “to take” in continuous tense

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In this video, we will learn how to use the Nepali verb ‘to take’ – लिनु.

This verb is very useful in daily conversation.
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VERB OF THE DAY ‘ TO TAKE’

Continuous Tense

It describes actions that are in progress – happening now, were happening, or will be happening.

Present continuous tense

When we talk about the present continuous tense, we’re describing something that is happening right now — like ‘I am taking’, ‘You are taking’, ‘They are taking’, and so on.

Structure:
[Subject] + [Object (optional)] +root verb(लिँदै )+ [छ/छे/छु/छौं/छन्/etc.]

 [Subject] + [Object (optional)] + root verb(lidai )+ [cha/che/chau/chan/etc.]

Conjugation Table

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
I am taking	Ma lidai chu	म लिँदै छु।
He is taking(informal)	Uh lidai cha	ऊ लिँदै छ।
she is taking(informal)	Uni lidai chin	उनी लिँदै छिन्।
He is taking/she is taking(formal)	Uha lidai hunuhuncha	उहाँ लिँदै हुनुहुन्छ।
You are taking(formal)	Timi lidai chau	तिमी लिँदै छौ।
You are taking(informal)	Tapai lidai hunuhuncha	तपाईं लिँदै हुनुहुन्छ।
They are taking	Uniharu lidai chan	उनीहरू लिँदै छन्।
Additional Sentences(with Object)
I am -taking the book.	Ma kitab lidai chu	म किताब लिँदै छु।
He is taking the money.	Uh paisa lidai cha	ऊ पैसा लिँदै छ।

 Past Continuous Tense

Past continuous tense describes an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. It’s used to set the background for another past action or to show an ongoing activity in the past.

Structure:
[Subject] + [Object (optional)] +root verb(लिँदै )+  थिइ/थियो/थियौं/थिए/थिन्/etc.

 [Subject] + [Object (optional)] + root verb(lidai )+ [Thi-in/thiyo/thiyou/thiye/thin/etc.]

Conjugation Table

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
I was taking	Ma lidai thiye	म लिँदै थिएँ।
He was taking(informal)	Uh lidai thiyo	ऊ लिँदै थियो।
she was taking(informal)	Uni lidai thi-in	उनी लिँदै थिइन्।
He was taking/she was taking(formal)	Uha lidai hunuhunthiyo	उहाँ लिँदै हुनुहुन्थ्यो।
You were taking(formal)	Timi lidai thiyou	तिमी लिँदै थियौ।
You were taking(informal)	Tapai lidai hunuhunthiyo	तपाईं लिँदै हुनुहुन्थ्यो।
They were taking	Uniharu lidai thiye	उनीहरू लिँदै थिए।
Additional Sentences(with Object)
I was taking the book.	Ma kitab lidai thiye	म किताब लिँदै थिएँ।
We were taking the food.	Hami haru khana lidai thiyou	हामी खाना लिँदै थियौं।

 Future Continuous Tense

Future continuous tense describes an action that will be happening at a certain time in the future.

It shows ongoing activity that will occur over a period of time.

Structure:
[Subject] + [Object (optional)] +root verb (लिँदै )+  हुनेछ/हुनेछु/हुनेछन्/etc.

 [Subject] + [Object (optional)] + root verb(lidai )+ [hunecha/hunechu/hunechan/etc.]

Conjugation Table

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
I will be taking	Ma lidai hunechu	म लिँदै हुनेछु।
He will be taking(informal)	Uh lidai hunecha	ऊ लिँदै हुनेछ।
she will be taking(informal)	Uni lidai hunechin	उनी लिँदै हुनेछिन्।
He will be taking/she will be taking(formal)	Uha lidai hunu hunecha	उहाँ लिँदै हुनुहुनेछ।
You will be taking(formal)	Timi lidai hunechau	तिमी लिँदै हुनेछौ।
You will be taking(informal)	Tapai lidai hunuhunecha	तपाईं लिँदै हुनुहुनेछ।
They will be taking	Uniharu lidai hunechan	उनीहरू लिँदै हुनेछन्।
Additional Sentences(with Object)
I will be taking the book.	Ma kitab lidai hunechu	म किताब लिँदै हुनेछु।
They will be taking the documents.	Hami haru khana lidai thiyou	उनीहरू कागजात लिँदै हुनेछन्।

Comparison

Tense	Nepali Sentence	Romanized Nepali
Present Continuous	म किताब लिँदै छु।	Hami khana lidai chau
Past Continuous	म किताब लिँदै थिएँ।	Hami khana lidai thiyou
Future Continuous	म किताब लिँदै हुनेछु।	Hami khana lidai thiyou

Tips :

✅ Focus on the verb stem – for लिनु, it’s लि

✅ Learn the right auxiliary verb for each subject

✅ Use everyday vocabulary to practice: book, water, pen, food, etc.

 Use these tenses in your daily sentences and try to speak out loud to build confidence.