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Simple-progressive distinction only occurs in the non-past tense, while habitual occurs in both tenses. | Simple-progressive distinction only occurs in the non-past tense, while habitual occurs in both tenses. | ||
=====Mood===== | =====Mood===== | ||
Grammatical mood, unlike aspect, must agree with tense. Mood affixes tend to have long vowels to distinguish them from other areas of the verb. | Grammatical mood, unlike aspect, must agree with tense(unless imperative or jussive). Mood affixes tend to have long vowels to distinguish them from other areas of the verb. | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | ||
! !! Indicative !! Conditional !! Potential !! Imperative !! Jussive | ! !! Indicative !! Conditional !! Potential !! Optative !! Imperative{{efn|name=imp|The use of the imperative or jussive mood negates the need for any object inflection.}} !! Jussive{{efn|name=imp}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Non-past | ! Non-past | ||
| - || ''-mē-'' || ''-dō-'' | | - || ''-mē-'' || ''-dō-'' || ''-tū-'' || ''-ke-'' || ''-lō-'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Past | ! Past | ||
| ''-nu-''{{efn|See [[#Tense|§ Tense]].}} || ''-mū-'' || ''-dē-'' || ''-tō-'' || colspan=2 | - | |||
|} | |} | ||
====Copula==== | ====Copula==== | ||
The Minurese existential verb and copula is ''i''; it is not conjugated whatsoever unless it is used in a reflexive verb. | The Minurese existential verb and copula is ''i''; it is not conjugated whatsoever unless it is used in a reflexive verb. | ||