Conjugation of ‘To walk’ in continuous tense

Welcome to our grammar learning hub! In this video, we break down the conjugation of the verb “to walk” in all forms of the continuous (progressive) tense. Whether you’re a beginner or just brushing up on your English skills, this lesson will help you understand how to use “walking” in different contexts — past, present, and future.

Basic Structure of Continuous Tense in Nepali

[Subject] + [verb root] + दै + [congujative suffix]

Step 1: Remove -nu

हिँड्नु → हिँड
hidnu – hid

Step 2: Add दै

हिँड(hid) → हिँड्दै(hiddai)

 Present Continuous Tense (Apurna Bhoot Kaal)

Structure:

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

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

Conjugation Table

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

 Past Continuous Tense (Apurna Bhabishyat Kaal)

Structure:

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

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

Conjugation Table

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

 Future Continuous Tense (Apurna Bhabishyat Kaal)

Structure:

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

Subject + verb root(hiddai) + (hunecha/ hunechan/ etc.)

Conjugation Table

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

Additional examples (with object):

[Subject] + [object]+ [verb root] + दै + [conjugative suffix]

Tense	English	Romanized Nepali	Nepali
Present Continuous	I am walking in the park.	Ma park ma hiddai chu.	म पार्कमा हिँड्दै छु।
Past Continuous	We were walking home.	Hami ghar tira hiddai thiyou.	हामी घरतिर हिँड्दै थियौँ।
Future Continuous	She will be walking to school.	Uni vidhyalatira hiddai hunechin.	उनी विद्यालयतिर हिँड्दै हुनेछिन्।