Datapoint Krio/Tense-aspect systems

Values

Mixed aspectual-temporal system

Example 15-67:
If ren nɔ bin de kam, wi bin fɔ de ple bɔl.
If
if
ren
rain
neg
bin
pst
de
prog
kam,
come
wi
we
bin
pst
mood
de
prog
ple
play
bɔl.
ball
If it hadn’t been raining, we would have been playing ball (i.e. soccer).
Example 15-71:
a bin de wok
a
I
bin
pst
de
prog
wok
work
I was working.
Confidence:
Very certain