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* the present is formed by using ''fi'' 'in, at' + verbal noun. This has displaced the Arabic nonpast forms from the present tense, and the inherited Arabic nonpast is now used for the future and subjunctive. (A similar process occurred in Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Hebrew.) | * the present is formed by using ''fi'' 'in, at' + verbal noun. This has displaced the Arabic nonpast forms from the present tense, and the inherited Arabic nonpast is now used for the future and subjunctive. (A similar process occurred in Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Hebrew.) | ||
* the perfect is formed with ''be{{3}}d'' 'after' + verbal noun | * the perfect is formed with ''be{{3}}d'' 'after' + verbal noun | ||
* Modals still use the nonpast form like in Arabic: ''Pràinn tgìbw | * Modals still use the nonpast form like in Arabic: ''Pràinn tgìbw airtcwm!'' 'You really need to watch out!' | ||
TAMs (for non-stative verbs): | TAMs (for non-stative verbs): | ||
* Present: ''èn fi cetb'' 'I write; I am writing', ''èn fi cetbwh'' 'I am writing it' | * Present: ''èn fi cetb'' 'I write; I am writing', ''èn fi cetbwh'' 'I am writing it' | ||