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 ! Form !! Formation !! Examples !! Remarks
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-| Present simple/adjectival/imperative || Present stem || ''é la fála'' "she speaks"; ''fála!'' "speak!"; ''pisó fála'' "a person who speaks" || Also used for imperative affirmative.
+| Present 1 || Present stem || ''é la fála'' "she speaks"; ''fála!'' "speak!"; ''pisó fála'' "a person who speaks" || Used for affirmative simple present (which may have a habitual or stative meaning depending on the verb), affirmative present adjectival, and imperative affirmative.
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-| Present prospective/subordinate || Infinitive || ''é mi falá'' "I'll speak"; ''ki mi falá'' "that I speak"; ''mi ná falá'' "I do not speak"; ''ná falá!'' "do not speak!" || Also used for present negative and imperative negative.
+| Present 2 || Infinitive || ''é mi falá'' "I'll speak"; ''ki mi falá'' "that I speak"; ''mi ná falá'' "I do not speak"; ''ná falá!'' "do not speak!" || Used for affirmative present prospective, present subordinate (except when adjectival), present negative and imperative negative.
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 | Present progressive || tá + infinitive || ''é bu tá falá'' "you (sg.) are speaking" ||
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 | Past progressive || tá + past || ''é nu tá falába'' "we (incl.) were speaking" ||
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-| Past remote || já + past || ''é li já falába'' "he spoke (a long time ago)" ||
+| Past remote || já + past || ''é li já falába'' "he spoke (a while ago)" ||
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