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====Preterite==== | ====Preterite==== | ||
The preterite (or perfect) has a function distinct from the present perfect. It is used for events which are distant from the present and no longer directly affect it (e.g. telling a story), whereas the present perfect is used for more recent events which may have a direct impact on the present. | The preterite (or perfect) has a function distinct from the present perfect. It is used for events which are distant from the present and no longer directly affect it (e.g. telling a story), whereas the present perfect is used for more recent events which may have a direct impact on the present. | ||
=====Subjunctive preterite===== | |||
Used for subordinate clauses of the imperfect indicative or the conditional. The subjunctive preterite is formed the same as the present perfect, but with the auxiliary verb in the subjunctive present. | |||
* '''Active''' | |||
:* ''abbia þagcato''; | |||
:* ''sia qemuto''; | |||
:* ''sias affargiato''. | |||
* '''Passive''' | |||
:* ''abbaira þagcato''; | |||
:* ''abbaira qemuto''; | |||
:* ''abbaisa affargiato''. | |||
=====Conditional preterite===== | |||
Used for events that would, could or should have occurred or as a prospective past tense. The conditional preterite is formed the same as the present perfect, but with the auxiliary verb in the conditional. | |||
* '''Active''' | |||
:* ''haveria dormito''; | |||
:* ''saria venuto''. | |||
* '''Passive''' | |||
:* ''haveriara dormito''; | |||
:* ''haveriara venuto''. | |||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||