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====Tense-Aspect-Mood====

=====Basic TAMs=====

The basic ~~tenses~~, marked with a combination of tone, suffixes and prefixes, are:

The basic TAMs, marked with a combination of tone, suffixes and prefixes, are:

*Imperative

*Present

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======Imperative======

The imperative is used to issue ~~positive, direct~~ orders.

The imperative is used to issue ''affirmative'' orders.

======Present======

The present is used for events that ~~take/~~are taking place in the present time, or for gnomic statemnets.

The present is used for events that are taking/habitually take place in the present time, or for gnomic statemnets.

======Past perfective======

The past perfective, preterite~~, or aorist~~ is for events that were completed at some point in time in the past.

The past perfective or preterite is for events that were completed at some point in time in the past. It is marked with a separate set of subject markers from the present.

======Past imperfective======

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======Future======

The future denotes an event predicted to occur some time in the future. It is aspect-indifferent.

The future denotes an event predicted to occur some time in the future. It is aspect-indifferent unlike the past tenses. The future tense forms are underlyingly composed of the prospective ''*-he-'' plus present tense subject suffixes. (The contraction of the theme vowels with the following ''*-he-'' yielded the "lengthened" theme vowels, ''-ē-'', ''-ā-'' and ''-ie''.)

======Jussive======

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 ====Tense-Aspect-Mood====
 =====Basic TAMs=====
-The basic tenses, marked with a combination of tone, suffixes and prefixes, are:
+The basic TAMs, marked with a combination of tone, suffixes and prefixes, are:
 *Imperative
 *Present
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 ======Imperative======
-The imperative is used to issue positive, direct orders.
+The imperative is used to issue ''affirmative'' orders.
 ======Present======
-The present is used for events that take/are taking place in the present time, or for gnomic statemnets.
+The present is used for events that are taking/habitually take place in the present time, or for gnomic statemnets.
 ======Past perfective======
-The past perfective, preterite, or aorist is for events that were completed at some point in time in the past.
+The past perfective or preterite is for events that were completed at some point in time in the past. It is marked with a separate set of subject markers from the present.
 ======Past imperfective======
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 ======Future======
-The future denotes an event predicted to occur some time in the future. It is aspect-indifferent.
+The future denotes an event predicted to occur some time in the future. It is aspect-indifferent unlike the past tenses. The future tense forms are underlyingly composed of the prospective ''*-he-''  plus present tense subject suffixes. (The contraction of the theme vowels with the following ''*-he-'' yielded the "lengthened" theme vowels, ''-ē-'', ''-ā-'' and ''-ie''.)
 ======Jussive======