Value Immediately preceding the verb

Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
Parameter:
Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb

Examples

  1. Aaftaword evriting waa get beta.
    Aaftaword
    afterwards
    evri-ting
    every-thing
    waa
    fut
    get
    get
    beta.
    better
    Afterwards everything will get better.

    See nd

  2. Wi yuuztu go op pik guava.
    Wi
    1pl
    yuuztu
    hab.pst
    go
    go
    op
    up
    pik
    pick
    guava.
    guava
    We would climb up in order to pick guavas.

    See nd

  3. Wen di stuudyent de go sekonderi [...].
    Wen
    when
    di
    art.def
    stuudyent
    student
    de
    prog
    go
    go
    sekonderi
    secondary
    [...].
    [...]
    While the students are in secondary school [...].

    See nd

  4. yu did aks him
    yu
    2sg
    did
    pst
    aks
    ask
    him
    3sg.m
    you asked him

    See nd