Verb Tenses & Aspects
V + रहा/रही + है (Is doing)
For actions happening right now — 'he is eating', 'she is going'
Examples
masculine (रहा)
वह खाना खा रहा है
He is eating food
feminine (रही)
वह खाना खा रही है
She is eating food
Usage Notes
रहा/रही/रहे agrees with the subject's gender and number. The verb stem stays bare — just the root form before रहा.
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Related — Verb Tenses & Aspects
V-ता/ती/ते + है (I do / He does)
For things that happen regularly — 'he drinks', 'she works', 'I eat'
V-ता/ती/ते + था (Used to)
For things that used to happen regularly — 'he used to drink', 'she used to work'
V + रहा/रही + था (Was doing)
For actions that were happening at a past moment — 'he was eating', 'she was going'
V-आ/ई/ए/या (Did)
For actions that are done and finished — 'he ate', 'she went', 'they came'
V-आ/ई + है (Have done)
For completed actions that still matter now — 'I have eaten', 'she has left'