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Infinitive.

Present. Past. a fi, ‘To be.’ a fi fost, ‘To have been.’

Participle.

Present. Past. fiind, ‘Being.’ fost, ‘Been.’

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The same forms of the auxiliary verbs are used in the formation of the compound tenses, both of transitive and intransitive verbs. These forms are:—

1. Abbreviations of the indicative present of the verb ‘to have,’ for the perfect indicative:

eŭ am arat, ‘I have ploughed.’ noĭ am arat, tu aĭ arat, voĭ aṭĭ arat, el a arat, eĭ aŭ arat.

2. The same abbreviations with the past participle of the verb ‘to be,’ for the pluperfect indicative:

eŭ am fost arat, ‘I had ploughed.’ noĭ am fost arat, eŭ amtu aĭ fost arat„ noĭ amvoĭ aṭĭ fost arat„ eŭ amel a fost arat„ noĭ ameĭ a fost arat„

3. The present indicative of the verb a voi, ‘to will,’ for the first future:

eŭ voiŭ ara, ‘I shall plough.’ noĭ vom ara, tu veĭ ara, voĭ veṭĭ ara, el va ara, eĭ vor ara.