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Beside the ''preterrit'' there is another verbal form that expresses an action that has happened in the past: the '''pervecht'''. This form is similar to the English present perfect, because it is formed with the present of the verb ''haar'' and the past participle of the main verb. In Aarlaansk, however, this form is completely interchangeable with the ''preterrit'' form: it is just a matter of style and of formality, because the ''pervecht'' is more used among friends and in colloquial speech, whereas the ''preterrit'' is more used in written language and in formal meetings.

When the auxiliary ''haar'' is in its past tense, then we obtain the past perfect or '''pluispervecht'''. This tense refers to actions that happened in the past before other actions that happened in the past too.

|haf zit

|haf heit

!'''toe''' / '''is'''

|haft zit

|haft heit

|haan zit

|haan heit

!'''Wider'''

!'''Rjalizer'''

!'''Diever'''

!'''Oder'''

|haf wijst (!)

|haf rjalizit

|haf dievit

|haf odit

!'''toe''' / '''is'''

|haft wijst (!)

|haft rjalizit

|haft dievit

|haft odit

|haan wijst (!)

|haan rjalizit

|haan dievit

|haan odit

As it can be seen, the past participle of the regular verbs is formed by adding the ending ''-it'' to the root form. It is also true that not all the regular verbs have got a regular past participle (cf. ''wider'' > ''wijst''), in these cases it is always best to use the dictionary.