Elefdar Verb Conjugation

The Elefdar tongue is analytic, meaning that most grammatical relationships are conveyed syntactically through the addition of linking verbs and other functional words. As such, verbs conjugate only with simple tense and number. There are two simple tenses: past (I walked) and present (I walk, or I am walking), and two numbers: singular and plural.

The following table conjugates the verb abet, to walk, demonstrating the two simple forms for past and present, as well as additional forms utilizing auxiliary verbs.

	First Singular “I walk”	First Plural “We walk”	Second Singular “You walk”	Second Plural “You (all) walk”	Third Singular “He/she/it walks”	Third Plural “They walk”
Past (“walked”)	abetel [-el]	abeter [-er]	abetel [-el]	abeter [-er]	abetel [-el]	abeter [-er]
Present (“walk”)	abet -	abet -	abet -	abet -	abet -	abet -
Future (“shall walk”)	cal abet	cal abet	cal abet	cal abet	cal abet	cal abet
Perfect (“have walked”)	ben abetel	ben abeter	ben abetel	ben abeter	ben abetel	ben abeter
Future Perfect (“shall have walked”)	cal ben abetel	cal ben abeter	cal ben abetel	cal ben abeter	cal ben abetel	cal ben abeter