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 ===Tense===
-Tense is constructed combinatorially, with an explicitly defined aspectual distinction. '''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguished between three aspects: the '''Perfective''' aspect indicates an action completed, or an action as a whole; the '''Imperfective''' aspect indicates a continuous action; the '''Perfect''' aspect indicates a completed action prior to some event in context.
+Tense is constructed combinatorially with the copula, with an explicitly defined aspectual distinction.
+'''Eḥeiθymme''' distinguishes between three aspects: the '''Perfective''' aspect indicates an action completed, or an action as a whole; the '''Imperfective''' aspect indicates a continuous action; the '''Perfect''' aspect indicates a completed action prior to some event in context. Only the Perfective and the Imperfective have unique morphological templates; the Perfective aspect is formed via periphrasis.
+* The structure of the '''Perfective''' is: '''1a23-'''
+* The structure of the '''Perfective''' is: '''-12a3'''
+'''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.
 ==Nouns==