Past.—The formation of this tense is exactly the same as that of the past participle seen above.
Future.—This tense is formed by doubling the first syllable of the root and appending to it the affix on. As
| from | “caón,” | cácaónon |
| from,, | “inóm,” | iinomón, contracted iinmon. |
Imperative.—The single form of this mode, consists in the root appended by the affix “á.” It must be observed that this affix “á” in the imperative bears the idea that the order or command is always directed to the second person or first plural, If such order or command is directed to some other person, not to the second, or first (quitá) plural then the subjunctive is used. As
- higugmaá an Dyos (love God; lit.: let God be loved by you)
- higugmaá ta an catadúng̃an (let us love justice; lit.: let justice be loved by us).
- higugmaón nira an igcasitáuo (let them love the fellow-man: lit.: let the fellowman be loved by them).
The last form is also frequently used for the second person, singular and plural, and for the first person, plural. As
- higugmaón mo an Dyos (love God)
- higugmaón niyo, etc.
- higugmaón námon, etc.
- higugmaón ta, etc.
Subjunctive. The single form of this mode consists in [[70]]the root appended by the affix on, as it is seen in the preceding examples.
Example:
Root: surát