Tense and Aspect: When? Complete?

Majok clearly distinguishes between past, "non-immediate" present, "immediate" present, and future. Non-immediate present refers to verbs that occur over a longer span of time (e.g. I sing for a living. I don't eat meat.), while immediate present refers to verbs currently happening (e.g. You sound sad. I hear the ocean.)

All verbs by default are non-immediate present tense, and the "past", "present", or "future" glyph is combined after the verb to change it to past, immediate present, or future tense respectively; the future tense glyph is usually given an upper embellishment.

If the verb is on-going (e.g. I am singing.), the "still" glyph is added to after the verb.

If the verb has been "completed" (i.e. perfect form) (e.g. He has already eaten.) the "end" glyph is added right in front of the tense glyph.

In other words, the order is: Verb - (continuousness) - (completion) - (tense)



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