Perfective constructions indicate a completed action. Different constructions are used depending on the time of completion.
Intransitive verbs: Subject + Verb [stem] -आ /-या/ -ए/-ई/- ईं [Present/Past/Presumptive/ Subjunctive Perfective]
Transitive verbs: Subject (ने) + (Object) + Verb [stem] -आ /-या/ -ए/-ई/- ईं [Present/Past/Presumptive/ Subjunctive Perfective]
For example:
- इस साल भारत में जून में बहुत गरमी पड़ी. In India this year it was very hot in June. (Perfective)
- कश्मीर में पिछले हफ़्ते बहुत बर्फ़ गिरी. In Kashmir last week, it snowed heavily in Kashmir last week. (Perfective)
- केरल में जुलाई में बहुत बारिश हुई होगी. Kerala must have very rains in July. (Presumptive Perfective)
- शायद गोवा में गरमी नहीं पड़ी हो. Perhaps Goa has not been hot. (Subjunctive Perfective)
- बच्चों ने बर्फ में निशान बनाये थे. The kids made imprints in the snow. (Past Perfective)
- लोगों ने ऊनी कपड़े पहने हुए हैं. Paeople have put on woolen clothes. (Present Perfective)