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! Form !! Formation !! Examples !! Remarks
! Form !! Formation !! Examples !! Remarks
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| Simple present || Present stem || ''é li fála'' "he speaks"; ''fála!'' "speak!" || Also used for imperative affirmative.
| Simple present || Present stem || ''é la fála'' "she speaks"; ''fála!'' "speak!" || Also used for imperative affirmative.
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| Present prospective/subjunctive || Infinitive || ''é mi falá'' "I'll speak"; ''ki mi falá'' "that I speak"; ''mi ná falá'' "I do not speak"; ''ná falá!'' "do not speak!" || Also used for present negative and imperative negative.
| Present prospective/subjunctive || Infinitive || ''é mi falá'' "I'll speak"; ''ki mi falá'' "that I speak"; ''mi ná falá'' "I do not speak"; ''ná falá!'' "do not speak!" || Also used for present negative and imperative negative.
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| Past progressive || tá + past || ''é nu tá falába'' "we (incl.) were speaking" ||
| Past progressive || tá + past || ''é nu tá falába'' "we (incl.) were speaking" ||
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| Past remote || já + past || ''é mi já falába'' "I spoke (a long time ago)" ||
| Past remote || já + past || ''é li já falába'' "he spoke (a long time ago)" ||
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| Future || kére + infinitive || ''é bu kére falá'' "you will speak" || ''kére'' is the present tense of ''keré'' "to want"  
| Future || kére + infinitive || ''é bu kére falá'' "you will speak" || ''kére'' is the present tense of ''keré'' "to want"