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The present tense is used to indicate the following: | The present tense is used to indicate the following: | ||
*'''Punctual present''': This expresses an action that is being done at this very moment. | *'''Punctual present''': This expresses an action that is being done at this very moment. | ||
''lūkīttibū līho''= "She is talking to him" | ''lūkīttibū līho'' = "She is talking to him" | ||
*'''Continuous present''': This expresses an action that is being done from the moment of speaking, extending into the past or future. | *'''Continuous present''': This expresses an action that is being done from the moment of speaking, extending into the past or future. | ||
''lūgūrartī biyirūšūle''= "I live in Jersualem" | ''lūgūrartī biyirūšūle'' = "I live in Jersualem" | ||
*'''An immediate future''': This expresses an action that will be done with a high degree of certainty. | *'''An immediate future''': This expresses an action that will be done with a high degree of certainty. | ||
= "Tonight, I will study" | ''halelū hapot lūdūraštī'' = "Tonight, I will study" | ||
==== The Subjunctive ==== | ==== The Subjunctive ==== |
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