Datapoint Papiá Kristang/Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb

Values

Immediately preceding the verb

Example 42-73:
eli ta les buku
eli
3sg
ta
prog
les
read
buku
book
He is reading a book.

Source: Baxter 1988: 128

Example 42-74:
eli ja bai mar (onti anoti)
eli
3sg
ja
pfv
bai
go
mar
sea
(onti
(yesterday
anoti)
night)
He went fishing (last night).

Source: Baxter 1988: 119

Example 42-75:
sertu lo kai chúa
sertu
certain
lo
fut
kai
fall
chúa
rain
Surely it will rain.

Source: Baxter 1988: 127

Confidence:
Very certain