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| Present 1 || Present stem || ''é li fála'' "(s)he speaks"; ''fála!'' "speak!"; ''bisów fála'' "a person who speaks" || Used for present simple affirmative (which may have a habitual or stative meaning depending on the verb), adjectival present simple affirmative, and imperative affirmative. | | Present 1 || Present stem || ''é li fála'' "(s)he speaks"; ''fála!'' "speak!"; ''bisów fála'' "a person who speaks" || Used for present simple affirmative (which may have a habitual or stative meaning depending on the verb), adjectival present simple affirmative, and imperative affirmative. | ||
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| Present 2 || Infinitive || ''é mi falá'' "I'll speak"; '' | | Present 2 || Infinitive || ''é mi falá'' "I'll speak"; ''ba mi falá'' "that I speak"; ''ná mi falá'' "I do not speak"; ''ná falá!'' "do not speak!" || Used for present prospective, present subordinate (but not adjectival), present negative and imperative negative. | ||
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| Present progressive || tá + infinitive || ''é bu tá falá'' "you (sg.) are speaking" || | | Present progressive || tá + infinitive || ''é bu tá falá'' "you (sg.) are speaking" || | ||
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#As the table shows, ''keré'' "to want" + infinitive is used to form the future. In order to express a desire, a subjunctive phrase is used. For example: | #As the table shows, ''keré'' "to want" + infinitive is used to form the future. In order to express a desire, a subjunctive phrase is used. For example: | ||
#* ''é mi falá kére'' "I will speak" (lit. "I want speak") , versus | #* ''é mi falá kére'' "I will speak" (lit. "I want speak") , versus | ||
#* '' | #* ''ba mi falá é mi kére'' or ''kôs mi kére ba mi falá'' "I want to speak" (lit. "I want that I speak")--> | ||
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====Auxiliary verbs==== | ====Auxiliary verbs==== | ||