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Tense
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*Simple present (in the form of progressive aspect)
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:{|
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|Tha||e||a'||sgriobhadh||litir.
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|-
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|be.pres||3sg.m||prog||write.vn||letter.sg
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|-
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|colspan="2"| 'He is writing a letter.'
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|}
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*Simple past
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:{|
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|Dh'fuirich||e||greis
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|-
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|live.pst||3sg.m||awhile
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|-
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|colspan="2"| 'He stayed for a while.'
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|}
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*Simple future
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:{|
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|Òlaidh
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|Calum
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|leann.
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|drink.fut
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|Calum
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|beer
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|-
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|colspan="2"| 'Calum will drink beer.'
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|}
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==External Links==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_tense Grammatical tense from Wikipedia]]
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[[Category:Morphology]]
 
[[Category:Morphology]]
 
[[Category:Syntax]]
 
[[Category:Syntax]]
 
[[Category:Semantics]]
 
[[Category:Semantics]]

Latest revision as of 06:14, 21 November 2013

  • Simple present (in the form of progressive aspect)
Tha e a' sgriobhadh litir.
be.pres 3sg.m prog write.vn letter.sg
'He is writing a letter.'


  • Simple past
Dh'fuirich e greis
live.pst 3sg.m awhile
'He stayed for a while.'


  • Simple future
Òlaidh Calum leann.
drink.fut Calum beer
'Calum will drink beer.'


External Links

Grammatical tense from Wikipedia]