Examples.—Ili batis sin reciproke, or, Ili batis unu la alian = They beat one another. Ili ĵetis terbulojn al la kapo unu de la alia = They threw clods (lumps of earth) at one another’s heads.
167. CONJUGATION OF ESTI.
The following are the simple tenses and moods of esti, by the aid of which all the compound tenses in the active voice and all the tenses in the passive voice of every verb in Esperanto are formed. The compound tenses of esti, such as mi estas estanta = I am being, etc., are very rarely used.
INFINITIVE MOOD.
Esti = to be.
PARTICIPLES.
| Present, | Estanta | = being. |
| Past, | Estinta | = been, or, having been. |
| Future, | Estonta | = about to be, or, going to be. |
Note that participles take the plural J and accusative N if required (see par. [207]); also the adverbial E (see par. [209] (c)).
INDICATIVE MOOD.
Present.