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Imperfect Indicative. 
2. Imperfect Tense. 
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This tense is not described by Igvara-kaula. It is formed exactly 
like the Present, except that the Past tense of the Auxiliary Verb is 
used instead of the Present. Thus,— 
I was making. 
Singular. 
Plural. 
Person. 
Masculine. 
Feminine. 
Masculine. 
Feminine. 
1 
kardn dsus. 
A v 
kardn ds^s. 
• 
kardn as*. 
• 
kardn as a . 
2 
kardn dsukh . 
A ' 
kardn as u kh. 
• 
kardn ds*w a . 
• 
kardn ds a w a . 
3 
kardn os u . 
A 
kardn ds ®. 
• 
kardn as*. 
• 
kardn ds a . 
The various adverbial suffixes are added as in the case of the 
Present Tense. They will be found in detail under the paradigm 
of the auxiliary verb, and need not be repeated here. One example 
will suffice. kardn osusn a , I was not making. As in the 
case of the Present, in a formal sentence, it is more elegant to place the 
auxiliary before the present participle. Thus, but a 
ds u suh khyawdn , he was eating rice. 
Pronominal suffixes are added as in the Present. Thus,— 
boh osus-ath kardn , I was making thee. 
^TT«T as* dsi-th kardn , we were making thee. 
boh osus-ay kardn , I was making for thee. 
boh osus-an kardn , I was making him. 
W ^Ti^T boh dsus-as kardn , I was making for him. 
boh osus-aw a kardn , I was making you. 
boh osusakh kardn , I was making them. 
suh dsu-s kardn, he was making him or for him. 
(not osu-n). 
And so others. 
