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====Verb tenses – simple tenses==== Chavacano of Zamboangueño uses the words ''ya'' (from Spanish ''ya'' [already]), ''ta'' (from Spanish ''está'' [is]), and ''ay'' plus the simple form of the verb to convey the basic tenses of [[past tense|past]], [[present tense|present]], and [[future tense|future]] respectively: {| class="wikitable" !English infinitive !Spanish infinitive !Zamboangueño infinitive !Past tense !Present tense !Future tense |- |to sing |cantar |cantá |ya cantá |ta cantá |ay cantá |- |to drink |beber |bebé |ya bebé |ta bebé |ay bebé |- |to sleep |dormir |dormí |ya dormí |ta dormí |ay dormí |- |to ask (of something) |pedir |pedí |ya pedí |ta pedí |ay pedí |} Caviteño uses the words ''ya'', ''ta'', and ''di'' plus the simple form of the verb to convey the basic tenses of [[past tense|past]], [[present tense|present]], and [[future tense|future]] respectively: {| class="wikitable" !English infinitive !Spanish infinitive !Caviteño infinitive !Past tense !Present tense !Future tense |- |to sing |cantar |cantá |ya cantá |ta cantá |di cantá |- |to drink |beber |bebé |ya bebé |ta bebé |di bebé |- |to sleep |dormir |dormí |ya dormí |ta dormí |di dormí |- |to ask (of something) |pedir |pedí |ya pedí |ta pedí |di pedí |} While Bahra uses the words ''a'', ''ta'', and ''di'' plus the simple form of the verb to convey the basic tenses of [[past tense|past]], [[present tense|present]], and [[future tense|future]] respectively: {| class="wikitable" !English infinitive !Spanish infinitive !Bahra ininitive !Past tense !Present tense !Future tense |- |to sing |cantar |cantá |a cantá |ta cantá |di cantá |- |to drink |beber |bebé |a bebé |ta bebé |di bebé |- |to sleep |dormir |dormí |a dormí |ta dormí |di dormí |- |to ask (of something) |pedir |pedí |a pedí |ta pedí |di pedí |} Unlike in the Zamboangueño, Caviteño, and Bahra, Castellano Abakay (Davaoeño) doesn't have the ''ya'' and ''ta'' prefix. The infinitives and their conjugations are somehow retained, and there are some that have simplified conjugations: {| class="wikitable" !English infinitive !Spanish infinitive !Castellano Abakay infinitive !Past tense !Present tense !Future tense |- |to sing |cantar |cantar |cantó |canta |cantá |- |to drink |beber |beber |bibío |bebe |bebé |- |to sleep |dormir |dormir |durmió |duerme |dormí |- |to ask (of something) |pedir |pedir |pidió |pide |pedí |} =====Perfect constructions===== In Zamboangueño, there are three ways to express that the verb is in the [[present perfect]]. First, ''ya'' can appear both before and after the main verb to express that in the present perspective, the action has already been completed somewhere in the past with the accent falling on the final ''ya''. Second, ''ta'' and ''ya'' can appear before and after the verb respectively to express that the action was expected to happen in the past (but did not happen), is still expected to happen in the present, and actually the expectation has been met (the verb occurs in the present). And third, a verb between ''ta'' and ''pa'' means an action started in the past and still continues in the present: {| class="wikitable" !Zamboangueño past perfect !Zamboangueño present perfect !Zamboangueño future perfect |- |ya cantá ya. |ta cantá pa. / ta canta ya. |ay cantá ya. |- |ya bebé ya. |ta bebé pa. / ta bebe ya. |ay bebé ya. |- |ya dormí ya. |ta dormí pa. / ta dormi ya. |ay dormí ya. |- |ya pedí ya. |ya pedí pa. / ya pedí ya. |ay pedí ya. |} The [[past perfect]] exists in Zamboangueño. The words ''antes'' (before) and ''despues'' (after) can be used between two sentences in the simple past form to show which verb came first. The words ''antes'' (before) and ''despues'' (after) can also be used between a sentence in the present perfect using ''ya'' + verb + ''ya'' and another sentence in the simple past tense: {| class="wikitable" !Past perfect (Zamboangueño) !Past perfect (English) |- |Ya mirá kame el película antes de ya comprá con el maga chichirías. |We had watched the movie before we bought the snacks. |} {| class="wikitable" !Past perfect (Zamboangueño) !Past perfect (English) |- |Ya mirá ya kame el película después ya comprá kame con el maga chichirías. |We had watched the movie and then we bought the snacks. |} Zamboangueño Chavacano uses a verb between "hay" and "ya" to denote the [[future perfect]] and [[past perfect]] respectively: {| class="wikitable" !Future perfect (Zamboangueño) !Future perfect (English) |- |Hay mirá ya kame el película si hay llegá vosotros. |We will have watched the movie when you arrive. |} Zamboangueño Chavacano also uses a verb between "ta" and "ya" to denote the [[present perfect]]: {| class="wikitable" !Present perfect (Zamboangueño) !Present perfect (English) |- |Ta mirá ya kame con el película mientras ta esperá con vosotros. |We are already watching the movie while waiting for you. |}
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