Lesson1 Adjective +Noun	Lesson2 Possession	Lesson3 Subject + Predicate	Lesson4 Present	Lesson5 Future	Lesson6 Past progressive
Lesson7 Past Perfective	Lesson8 Interrogative	Lesson9 Expressing intention	Lesson10 Passive	Lesson11 Imperative	Lesson12 Expressing habit

Lesson 6

Past Progressive

Goal: In this lesson you will learn how to make sentences in progressive past tense. Read the following sentences.

1. hu& kerI kapto hto.

‘I was cutting a mango.’ (speaker is male)

2. Ame / Aap8e kerI kapta hta.

‘We were cutting a mango.’ (speakers are males)

3. tu& kerI kapto hto.

‘You were cutting a mango.’ (listener is male)

4. tme kerI kapta hta.

‘You were cutting a mango.’ (listeners are male)

5. te kerI kapto hto.

‘He was cutting a mango.’

6. 2okru& kerI kaptu& htu&.

‘The child was cutting a mango.’

7. teAo kerI kapta hta.

‘They were cutting a mango.’

8. 2okra& kerI kapta& hta&.

‘The children were cutting a mango.’

9. hu& kerI kaptI htI.

‘I was cutting a mango.’ (speaker is feminine)

10. Ame Aap8e kerI kapta& hta&.

‘We were cutting a mango.’ (speakers are female or male and female)

11. tu& kerI kaptI htI.

‘You were cutting a mango.’ (listener is female)

12. tme kerI kapta& hta&.

‘You were cutting a mango.’ (listeners are female or male and female)

13. te kerI kaptI htI.

‘She was cutting a mango.’

14. teAo kerI kapta& hta&.

‘They were cutting a mango.’

15. 2okrIAo kerI kaptI htI.

‘The girls were cutting a mango.’

1. Remember the following:

A. The sentences in future tense has the Main verb + Auxiliary verb structure.

B. The main verb takes -t\-, a progressive marker.

C. The -t\- must follow gender and number marker.

D. The gender and number markers must agree with the subject in gender and number.

E. The auxiliary is h\-.

F. The -h\-also takes - t\-, the progressive marker.

G. In auxiliary verbs also the -t\- must follow gender and number marker.

Following table summarizes the verbal structure of the progressive past tense:

	Singular		Plural
	Main verb	Auxiliary verb	Main verb	Auxiliary verb
Masculine	kap + t\ + Ao	h\ + t\ + Ao	kap + t\ + Aa	h\ + t\ + Aa
Feminine	kap + t\ + ;	h\ + t\ + ;	kap + t\ + Aa&	h\ + t\ + Aa&
Neuter	kap + t\ + w&	h\ + t\ + w&	kap + t\ + Aa&	h\ + t\ + Aa&

2. Making negative sentences:

Use -n\- immediately before the auxiliary verb to form negative sentences. Examples:

1. hu& kerI kapto n hto.

‘I was not cutting a mango.’ (speaker is male)

2. Ame / Aap8e kerI kapta n hta.

‘We were not cutting a mango.’ (speakers are males)

3. tu& kerI kapto n hto.

‘You were not cutting a mango.’ (listener is male)

4. tme kerI kapta n hta.

‘You were not cutting a mango.’ (listeners are male)

5. te kerI kapto n hto.

‘He was not cutting a mango.’

6. 2okru& kerI kaptu& n htu&.

‘The child was not cutting a mango.’

7. teAo kerI kapta n hta.

‘They were not cutting a mango.’

8. 2okra& kerI kapta& n hta&.

‘The children were not cutting a mango.’

9. hu& kerI kaptI n htI.

‘I was not cutting a mango.’ (speaker is feminine)

10. Ame Aap8e kerI kapta & n hta&.

‘We were not cutting a mango.’ (speakers are female or male and female)

11. tu& kerI kaptI n htI.

‘You were not cutting a mango.’ (listener is female)

12. tme kerI kapta& n hta&.

‘You were not cutting a mango.’ (listeners are female or male and female)

13. te kerI kaptI n htI.

‘She was not cutting a mango.’

14. teAo kerI kapta& n hta&.

‘They were not cutting a mango.’

15. 2okrIAo kerI kaptI n htI.

‘The girls were not cutting a mango.’

Lesson1 Adjective +Noun	Lesson2 Possession	Lesson3 Subject + Predicate	Lesson4 Present	Lesson5 Future	Lesson6 Past progressive
Lesson7 Past Perfective	Lesson8 Interrogative	Lesson9 Expressing intention	Lesson10 Passive	Lesson11 Imperative	Lesson12 Expressing habit