V-ता + होगा (Must be doing)

For guessing what's probably happening — 'he must be sleeping', 'she's probably working'

Examples

masculine (ता होगा)

वह सोता होगा

He must be sleeping

feminine (ती होगी)

वह सोती होगी

She must be sleeping

Combines the habitual form (V-ता) with the future of होना (होगा). The result expresses a guess about what's probably true right now.

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For things that happen regularly — 'he drinks', 'she works', 'I eat'

For things that used to happen regularly — 'he used to drink', 'she used to work'

For actions happening right now — 'he is eating', 'she is going'

For actions that were happening at a past moment — 'he was eating', 'she was going'

For actions that are done and finished — 'he ate', 'she went', 'they came'