Verboj

The Ido Verb System

ACTIVE
Tense		Ido	English
PRESENT	prog.	skribas esas skribanta	writes is writing
	perf.	esas skribinta skribabas	has written
	fut.	esas skribonta	is about to write
PRETERITE	prog.	skribis esis skribanta	wrote was writing
	perf.	esis skribinta skribabis esabis skribanta	had written had been writing
	fut.	esis skribonta	was about to write
FUTURE	prog.	skribos esos skribanta	will write will be writing
	perf.	skribabos esos skribinta esabos skribanta	will have written will have been writing
	fut.	esos skribonta	will be about to write
CONDITIONAL	prog.	skribus esus skribanta	would write would be writing
	perf.	esus skribinta skribabus esabus skribanta	would have written would have been writing
	fut.	esus skribonta	would be about to write
IMPERATIVE	—	skribez!	write!
INFINITIVE	prog.	skribar esar skribanta	to write to be writing
	perf.	skribir esar skribinta esir skribanta	to have written to have been writing
	fut.	skribor esar skribonta esir skribonta	to be about to write
PASSIVE
Tense		Ido	English
PRESENT	prog.	skribesas esas skribata	is written is being written
	perf.	esas skribita	is having been written
	fut.	esas skribota	is about to be written
PRETERITE	prog.	skribesis esis skribata	was written was being written
	perf.	esis skribita esabis skribata	had been written
	fut.	esis skribota	was about to be written
FUTURE	prog.	skribesos esos skribata	will be written
	perf.	esos skribita esabos skribata	will have been written
	fut.	esos skribota	will be about to be written
CONDITIONAL	prog.	skribesus esus skribata	would be written
	perf.	esus skribita esabus skribata	would have been written
	fut.	esus skribota	would be about to be written
IMPERATIVE	—	skribesez!	be written!
INFINITIVE	ata	skribesar esar skribata	to be written to be being written
	ita	skribesir esar skribita esir skribata	to have been written
	ota	skribesor esar skribota esir skribota	to be about to write

Note that, unlike regular adjectives, participles always follow the nouns they modify: Fafa esas puero fidanta Fafa is a trusting child; Fafa esas fidanta puero Fafa is trusting a child.

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