At home people constantly check what has already happened. Has Papa come back? Have the children eaten? In this episode: • Three pasts in one family • "has done": hai at the end • "had done" and "did earlier": tha at the end • Chuka: already, all done • Just now and not yet • Ever and never • Scene: who has eaten? • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key Hindi from this episode: दीदी कल आई थी (Didi kal aayi thi) = Didi came yesterday. She visited and went. मैंने खाना बना लिया है (maine khaana bana liya hai) = I've made the food. दूध उबल गया है (doodh ubal gaya hai) = The milk has boiled. बच्चे सो गए हैं (bachche so gaye hain) = The children have gone to sleep. खाना खा लिया? (khaana kha liya?) = Have you eaten? होमवर्क कर लिया? (homework kar liya?) = Have you done your homework? मैंने बोला था ना (maine bola tha na) = I told you, didn't I? Every parent says this. चाचा जी पिछले हफ़्ते आए थे (chacha ji pichhle hafte aaye the) = Uncle came last week. मैं खा चुका हूँ (main kha chuka hoon) = I've already eaten. A man or boy speaking. मैं खा चुकी हूँ (main kha chuki hoon) = I've already eaten. A woman or girl speaking. वो जा चुके हैं (vo ja chuke hain) = They have already left. बच्चे सो चुके हैं (bachche so chuke hain) = The children are already asleep. मैं ये बता चुकी हूँ (main ye bata chuki hoon) = I've already told you this. हाँ, कब का खा चुका (haan, kab ka kha chuka) = Yes, I ate ages ago. वो कब की जा चुकी है (vo kab ki ja chuki hai) = She left long ago. वो अभी-अभी आया है (vo abhi-abhi aaya hai) = He has just come. मैंने अभी-अभी चाय पी है (maine abhi-abhi chai pee hai) = I've just had tea. Season 3 · Spoken Hindi at Home: the complete self-study course for English speakers. Every Hindi item is given in Devanagari, Hinglish and English. Take the 52-question quiz after listening. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.