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=====Present===== | =====Present===== | ||
*In the indicative mode, there is one present, the indicative present. | *In the indicative mode, there is one present, the indicative present. A present progressive (''présent continu'') is bilt analytically. | ||
*In the conditional mood, there | *In the conditional mood, there is one present, the conditional present. | ||
*In the imperative and absolute moods, there is only a present tense. | *In the imperative and absolute moods, there is only a present tense. | ||
=====Past===== | =====Past===== | ||
*In the indicative mood, there are four kinds of past : the so-called "foregone past" (''passé révolu''), which is meant to correspond to the French pluperfect ; the "descriptive past" (''passé descriptif''), meant to correspond to the French simple past and imperfect past ; the "general past" (''passé général''), meant to correspond to the French imperfect and ''passé composé'' (present perfect) ; and the "anterior past" (''passé antérieur''), built analytically with the auxiliary verb "kavaver"(to have) in the foregone past and the past participle. | *In the indicative mood, there are four kinds of past : the so-called "foregone past" (''passé révolu''), which is meant to correspond to the French pluperfect ; the "descriptive past" (''passé descriptif''), meant to correspond to the French simple past and imperfect past ; the "general past" (''passé général''), meant to correspond to the French imperfect and ''passé composé'' (present perfect) ; and the "anterior past" (''passé antérieur''), built analytically with the auxiliary verb "kavaver"(to have) in the foregone past and the past participle. | ||