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===Compound tenses===
===Compound tenses===
The compound tenses have received strong Celtic influence. Unlike in other Germanic languages, the past participle is not used grammatically.
====Progressive====
====Progressive====
Progressive tenses denote ongoing actions. An Irish-like construction is used: the auxiliary ''bión'' is used (which carries the tense), and the lexical verb becomes ''at'' 'at' + infinitive, and the infinitive is put at the end of the clause. A direct object of the verb becomes the possessor of the verbal noun. For pronominal direct objects the unmarked possessive pronoun is used.
Progressive tenses denote ongoing actions. An Irish-like construction is used: the auxiliary ''bión'' is used (which carries the tense), and the lexical verb becomes ''at'' 'at' + infinitive, and the infinitive is put at the end of the clause. A direct object of the verb becomes the possessor of the verbal noun. For pronominal direct objects the unmarked possessive pronoun is used.