Conjugation of ” To sleep ” in continuous tense

In this video, we’ll teach you how to conjugate the verb “to sleep” in different tenses in Nepali. “To sleep” is an irregular verb, and learning its forms is essential for everyday conversations and grammar practice.

The continuous tense is used to describe actions that are ongoing — something that is happening right now, was happening, or will be happening.

For example:
 👉 ‘I am sleeping.’
 👉 ‘I was sleeping.’
 👉 ‘I will be sleeping.’

In Nepali, this uses a special form of the verb, and the structure stays fairly consistent

Let’s take the verb सुत्नु (to sleep):

• Remove -nu → सुत
• Add दै → सुत्दै

Then, use an auxiliary verb depending on the tense. Let’s see how it works in the present continuous tense!”

Basic Structure of Continuous Tense in Nepali

[Subject] + [auxiliary verb] + [verb root] + “दै” + [हो/थिए/हुनेछ]

 Past Continuous Tense (Apurna Bhoot Kaal)

Structure:

Subject + root verb(सुत्दै) +congugative suffix(छु/छे/छ/छौँ/छौ/छन्)

Subject + root verb(sutdai) +congugative suffix(chu/che/cha/chau/chan)

Conjugation Table

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
I am sleeping.	Ma sutdai chu	म सुत्दै छु।
You(informal) are sleeping.	Timi sutdai chau	तिमी सुत्दै छौ।
You (formal) are sleeping.	Tapai sutdai hunuhuncha	तपाईं सुत्दै हुनुहुन्छ।
He is sleeping. (informal)	Uh sutdai cha	ऊ सुत्दै छ।
She is sleeping. (informal)	Uni sutdai chin	उनी सुत्दै छिन्।
He / She is sleeping. (formal)	Uha sutdai hunuhuncha	उहाँ सुत्दै हुनुहुन्छ।
We are sleeping.	Hami sutdai chau	हामी सुत्दै छौं।
They are sleeping.	Uniharu sutdai chan	उनीहरू सुत्दै छन्।

 Future Continuous Tense (Apurna Bhabishyat Kaal)

Structure:

Subject + verb root + दै + (थियो / थिए / etc.)

Subject + verb root + dai + (thiyo/ thiye / etc.)

Conjugation Table

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
I was sleeping.	Ma sutdai thiye	म सुत्दै थिएँ।
You(informal) were sleeping.	Timi sutdai thiyou	तिमी सुत्दै थियौ।
You (formal) were sleeping.	Tapai sutdai hununthiyo	तपाईं सुत्दै हुनुहुन्थ्यो।
He was sleeping. (informal)	Uh sutdai thiyo	ऊ सुत्दै थियो।
She was sleeping. (informal)	Uni sutdai thien	उनी सुत्दै थिइन्।
He / She was sleeping. (formal)	Uha sutdai hunuhunthiyo	उहाँ सुत्दै हुनुहुन्थ्यो।
We were sleeping.	Hami sutdai thiyou	हामी सुत्दै थियौं।
They were sleeping.	Uniharu sutdai thiye	उनीहरू सुत्दै थिए।

 Future Continuous Tense (Apurna Bhabishyat Kaal)

Structure:

Subject + verb root + दै +  (हुनेछ / हुनेछन् / etc.)

Subject + verb root + dai + (thiyo/ thiye / etc.)

Conjugation Table

English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
I will be sleeping.	Ma sutdai hunechu	म सुत्दै हुनेछु।
You(informal) will be sleeping.	Timi sutdai hunechau	तिमी सुत्दै हुनेछौ।
You (formal) will be sleeping.	Tapai sutdai hunu hunecha	तपाईं सुत्दै हुनुहुनेछ।
He will be sleeping. (informal)	Uh sutdai hunecha	ऊ सुत्दै हुनेछ।
She will be sleeping. (informal)	Uni sutdai hunechin	उनी सुत्दै हुनेछिन्।
He / She will be sleeping. (formal)	Uha sutdai hunu hunecha	उहाँ सुत्दै हुनुहुनेछ।
We will be sleeping.	Hami sutdai hunechau	हामी सुत्दै हुनेछौं।
They will be sleeping.	Uniharu sutdai hunechan	उनीहरू सुत्दै हुनेछन्।

Important Subjects

• I – Ma
• You – Timi/Tapai
• He – Uh/Uha
• She – Uni/Uha
• We – Hami
• They – Uniharu