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 ===Verbs===
-====Verb conjugation====
+====Verb stems====
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Inflected verbs forms
+|+ Verb stems
 ! Form !! Formation !! Examples !! Remarks
 |-
-| Infinitive || Stem with final accent || falâ ||
+| Infinitive || Base stem with final accent || falâ ||
 |-
-| Present || Stem with penultimate accent || fâla || The accent is final in monosyllabic verbs.
+| Present || Base stem with penultimate accent || fâla || The accent is final in monosyllabic verbs.
 |-
 | Past || Infinitive + ''-ba'' || falâba ||
+|-
+|}
+====Verb tenses====
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Tenses
+! Form !! Formation !! Examples !! Remarks
+|-
+| Simple present || Present stem || ''li fâla'' "he speaks" ||
+|-
+| Present prospective || Infinitive || ''mi falâ'' "I'll speak" ||
+|-
+| Present progressive || tá + infinitive || ''bu tá falâ'' "you (sg.) are speaking" || ''tá'' is the present tense of ''tá'' "to be"
+|-
+| Simple past || Past stem || ''nus falâba'' "we (excl.) spoke" ||
+|-
+| Past progressive || tába + infinitive || ''nu tába falâ'' "we (incl.) were speaking" ||
+|-
+| Past remote || já + past || ''mi já falâba'' "I spoke (a long time ago)" ||
+|-
+| Future || kére + infinitive || ''bu kére falâ'' "I will speak" ||
 |-
 |}