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== Verbs ==
== Verbs ==
=== Tense===
There are three primary tense distinctions made in Fásriyya verbs; these being the past, present, and future.  In addition to this, the past tense also distinguishes between the perfective and imperfective aspects, creating the preterite and imperfect tenses respectively.
{| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table;"
|+Class I noun endings
|-
! colspan="3" | Tense-Aspect
! colspan="3" | Inflection
! rowspan="2" | Meaning
|-
! Tense
! Aspect
! Name
! Conclusive
! Participle
! Infinitive
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Present
| Ø
| Present
| '''''bakā’unu'''''<br>baCāCuCu
| '''''mak’ūn'''''<br>maCCūC
| '''''mak’ana'''''<br>maCCaCa
| 'they see, they are seeing'
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="2" | Past
| Imperfective
| Imperfect
| '''''bak’anu'''''<br>baCCaCu
| '''''kā’in'''''<br>CāCiC
| '''''kā’ana'''''<br>CāCaCa
| 'they were seeing'
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Perfective
| Preterite
| '''''bak’an'''''<br>baCCaC
| '''''ka’n'''''<br>CaCC
| '''''ka’ana'''''<br>CaCaCa
| 'they saw'
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Future
| Ø
| Future
| '''''bak’ana'''''<br>baCCana
| '''''sak’úún'''''<br>saCCūC (LH)
| '''''sak’áná'''''<br>saCCaCa (LH)
| 'they will see'
|}
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