Example 32-65

Kond es tá ta txgá pert d'moráda, musin Ø voltá pa el.
Kond
when
es
3pl
tá
pst.ipfv
ta
prog
txgá
arrive
pert
near
de
of
moráda,
city
musin
boy
Ø
pfv
voltá
turn
pa
to
el.
3sg
When they were arriving near the city the boy turned to him.
Portuguese: Quando estavam a chegar perto da cidade, o rapaz voltou-se para ele.
Comment:
Here, a grammatical marker ta intervenes between the past marker and the verb.
Type:
naturalistic written
Source:
Swolkien de Sousa 2012