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Temporal Systems

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  1. The verb always remains in its base form.

  2. Tense is indicated by a particle before the verb.

  3. Sentence structure: Subject — Tense Particle — Verb

Present Tense:

Ø (no particles)

  • I am going to the water — /Kere fəras toll'nra/

  • He is going home — /Ohun fəras əfnə/

  • The father is going to the city — /Ap:afika fəras tolrina'ni/

Future Tense:

lo

  • We will go home — /Ehen lo fəras əfnə/

  • He will speak — /Nun lo g'lor/

  • We will go to a friend — /Ehen lo fəras shelmar’nra/

Past Tense:

pa

  • You were walking to Dad — /Ohun pa fəras ap:a'ra/

  • I came home — /Kere pa əhələs əfnə'ni/

  • She saw the river — /Nan pa fəl'sna fojutoll'/