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In the past and future tenses there are forms of the verb 

 representing differences in the time of the performance of 

 the action. Examples in the first person singular of each 

 tense will illustrate the principle of the inflexion. 



Past Tense. 

 I beat a while ago, Bumulngenyedhu 



I beat yesterday, Bumulmaianidhu 



I beat, say a week ago, Bumulenyedhu 

 I beat long ago, Bumulawailunneclhu 



Future Tense. 

 I will beat presently, Bumullidyu 

 I will beat tomorrow, Bumulogedyu 

 I will beat sometime, Bumullingwullidyu 



Imperative Mood. 

 Beat, bumulla ! Beat not, wal bumulla ! 



Conditional Mood. 

 Perhaps I will beat, Ya bumulliadyu. 



There is no special form for the passive voice. The 

 phrase, " a boy was stung by a scorpion," is expressed in 

 Yualeai by the paraphrase, "A scorpion stung the boy." 



Middle Voice — Indicative Mood. 

 Present I am beating myself, Bumulngildunnadhu 

 Past I was beating myself, Bumangildunnidyu 

 Future I will beat myself, Bumangilidyu 



Imperative Mood. 

 Beat thyself, Bumulngilia. 



Reciprocal — Dual. 

 Present We are beating each other, Ngulli bumullellunna 

 Past We were beating each other, Ngulli bumullellunni 

 Future We will beat each other, Ngulli bumulle. 



Plural. 

 Present We are beating each other, Ngeane bumullellunna, 



