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====Present perfect==== | ====Present perfect==== | ||
The present perfect is used for single actions or events (''sa maurgina im ganato a scuola'' “I went to school this morning”), or change in state (''sic ist þvairsoto can ata iȧ hô rogiato'' “he got angry when I told him that”), contrasting with the imperfect which is used for habits (''egġiavȯ biciclettȧ a scuola alla maurgina'' “I used to go to school by bike every morning”), or repeated actions, not happening at a specific time (''sic þvairsovat alla vece ei, giuvedar can ata iȧ rogiavat'' “he got angry every time someone told him that”). | The present perfect is used for single actions or events (''sa maurgina im ganato a scuola'' “I went to school this morning”), or change in state (''sic ist þvairsoto can ata iȧ hô rogiato'' “he got angry when I told him that”), contrasting with the imperfect which is used for habits (''egġiavȯ biciclettȧ a scuola alla maurgina'' “I used to go to school by bike every morning”), or repeated actions, not happening at a specific time (''sic þvairsovat alla vece ei, giuvedar can ata iȧ rogiavat'' “he got angry every time someone told him that”). | ||
=====Past participle===== | |||
The past participle is used to form the compound pasts (e.g. ''hô tavito'' “I have done”). Regular verbs follow a predictable pattern, but there are many verbs with an irregular past participle. | |||
* <span style="color:green">'''1st conjugation</span>:''' '''-ato''' (þagc'''ato''' “thought”); | |||
* <span style="color:darkorange">'''2nd conjugation</span>:''' '''-uto''' (cred'''uto''' “believed”); | |||
* <span style="color:red">'''3rd conjugation</span>:''' '''-oto''' (hol'''oto''' “accused”); | |||
* <span style="color:purple">'''4th conjugation</span>:''' '''-ito''' (dorm'''ito''' “slept”); | |||
* ''vessare'' and ''stare'' have both '''stato'''; | |||
* ''qemare'' (“to come”) has '''qemuto'''; | |||
* ''taugiare'' has ''tavito''. | |||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== |
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