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*« ''Face'' tas giwoures ! » ("''Do'' your homework!") | *« ''Face'' tas giwoures ! » ("''Do'' your homework!") | ||
*« ''Faceds'' vostrs giwoures eimbl. » ("''Do'' your (pl.) homework together.") | *« ''Faceds'' vostrs giwoures eimbl. » ("''Do'' your (pl.) homework together.") | ||
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*used mostly in very literary contexts | *used mostly in very literary contexts | ||
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*« Quand w | *« Quand w'''er'' joun, eu ''viveu'' en Londein. » ("When I ''was'' young, I ''lived'' in London.") | ||
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! simple future | ! simple future | ||
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*used to describe future events | *used to describe future events | ||
*mostly the same as in English, except that it is a simple (one-word) tense in | *mostly the same as in English, except that it is a simple (one-word) tense in Brittainese | ||
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*« | *« Eu lo ''facerai'' majnan. » ("I ''will do'' it tomorrow.") | ||
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! conditional (future-in-past) | ! conditional (future-in-past) | ||
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*used in an apodosis when the protasis is contrary to fact (in the imperfect) | *used in an apodosis when the protasis is contrary to fact (in the imperfect) | ||
*used to describe a past event from the standpoint of an even-earlier event | *used to describe a past event from the standpoint of an even-earlier event | ||
*mostly the same as in English, except that it is a simple (one-word) tense in | *mostly the same as in English, except that it is a simple (one-word) tense in Brittainese | ||
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*« Si | *« Si eu lo ''sabre'', eu te lo ''dicere''. » ("If I knew it, I ''would tell'' you.") | ||
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