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'''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguished between two times: the '''Past''' time indicates actions in the past; the '''Non-Past''' time indicates actions not in the past, and in some contexts covers both the present and the future. Aspect and time combine to yield tense. | '''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguished between two times: the '''Past''' time indicates actions in the past; the '''Non-Past''' time indicates actions not in the past, and in some contexts covers both the present and the future. Aspect and time combine to yield tense. | ||
'''1. Perfective Past Tense''' | |||
The '''Perfective Past Tense''' indicates a simple completed action in the past. It is the composition of perfective aspect and past time. Additionally, this is the default literary tense in '''Eḥeiθymme'''. | The '''Perfective Past Tense''' indicates a simple completed action in the past. It is the composition of perfective aspect and past time. Additionally, this is the default literary tense in '''Eḥeiθymme'''. | ||
'''2. Imperfective Past Tense''' | |||
The '''Imperfective Past Tense''' indicates an ongoing or incomplete action in the past time. It is the composition of imperfective aspect and past time. | The '''Imperfective Past Tense''' indicates an ongoing or incomplete action in the past time. It is the composition of imperfective aspect and past time. | ||
'''3. Imperfective Non-Past Tense''' | |||
The '''Imperfective Non-Past Tense''' indicates an ongoing action in the non-past time. It is the composition of imperfective aspect and non-past time. Additionally, this tense may also be used to refer to the equivalent of a future time, depending on the context. | The '''Imperfective Non-Past Tense''' indicates an ongoing action in the non-past time. It is the composition of imperfective aspect and non-past time. Additionally, this tense may also be used to refer to the equivalent of a future time, depending on the context. | ||
'''4. Perfect Past Tense''' | |||
The '''Perfect Past Tense''' indicates an action which was completed prior to another completed action. It is the composition of perfect aspect and past time. | The '''Perfect Past Tense''' indicates an action which was completed prior to another completed action. It is the composition of perfect aspect and past time. | ||
'''5. Perfect Non-Past Tense''' | |||
The '''Perfect Non-Past Tense''' indicates an action which was completed prior to another action. It is the composition of perfect aspect and non-past time. | The '''Perfect Non-Past Tense''' indicates an action which was completed prior to another action. It is the composition of perfect aspect and non-past time. |
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