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Verb Tenses | Language
Verb Tenses
Roughly, Cénúglot has the same verb tenses as English, comprising of present, past, and future tenses, all of which contain further tenses that are simple, continuous, perfect, or perfect continuous. The verb lemma is always used as the infinite verb (to eat, to be, to leave, etc.) Forming Particles Each verb has three tense particles […]

Roughly, Cénúglot has the same verb tenses as English, comprising of present, past, and future tenses, all of which contain further tenses that are simple, continuous, perfect, or perfect continuous.

The verb lemma is always used as the infinite verb (to eat, to be, to leave, etc.)

Forming Particles

Each verb has three tense particles for present, past, and future. These are formed according to whether the verb lemmas are short or tall.

Short LemmaTall Lemma
Present Particlelast letter* of the lemma is changed to álemma + á
Past Particlelast letter* of the lemma is changed to élemma + é
Future Particlelast letter* of the lemma is changed to ólemma + ó
  • If the lemma ends in two vowels, e.g. éa, then both letters are changed – so, for example, éa would be changed to á for the present particle.

Present Tenses

Simple Presentpresent participle
Perfect Presentpresent participle + déas
Continuous Presentpresent participle + som
Perfect Continuous Presentpresent participle + pét

Past Tenses

Simple Pastpast participle
Perfect Pastpast participle + déas
Continuous Pastpast participle + som
Perfect Continuous Pastpast participle + pét

Future Tenses

Simple Futurefuture participle
Perfect Futurefuture participle + déas
Continuous Futurefuture participle + som
Perfect Continuous Futurefuture participle + pét