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 ====Preterite====
-The preterite uses the ergative particle ''w''. This particle is conflated with ''ry'' in some nonstandard dialects, which often use ergative syntax in all tenses.
+The preterite is used to describe completed actions. It used to be ergative in Middle Eevo, but since lost its ergativity.
 *''Iantin naw.'' = I slept.
-*''Vesin w naw na ahdyn.'' = I painted the pictures.
+*''Vesin naw na ahdyn.'' = I painted the pictures.
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