Datapoint Bahamian Creole/Position of tense, aspect, and mood markers in relation to the verb

Whereas particles such as did or done precede the verb, past inflection and the progressive marker -ing follow. The majority of (past-reference) verbs, however, simply remain unmarked.

Values

Immediately following the verb Frequency: 53.8%

Example 12-97:
So she - he pleaded and he pleaded - woman let him in.
So
So
she
she
-
 
he
he
pleaded
plead.pst
and
and
he
he
pleaded
plead.pst
[...].
[...]
So he kept pleading [...].
Confidence:
Very certain

In a leftward position Frequency: 23.1%

Example 12-104:
This is about - this is about three, four years ago, and I been to hospital, was taking drip, 'cause my head did partly - swell, you know, and the doctor - the doctor - uh - I don't know what they did - there just - was that bleeding form my nose and mouth, and the doctor just - I don't know what they - put me sleep, and they do th- something to my head, I ain't know, yeah [...].
[...]
[...]
'cause
because
my
my
head
head
did
pst
partly
partly
-
 
swell
swell
[...].
[...]
[...] because my head was partly swollen [...].
Confidence:
Very certain

Immediately preceding the verb Frequency: 23.1%

Example 12-96:
I did done gone to sleep.
I
I
did
pst
done
compl
gone
go
to
to
sleep.
sleep
I had gone to bed (before my brother came home).
Example 12-98:
He - he work - uh-uh, he work out town - he work - uh - he say they building one church somewhere out town.
[...]
[...]
they
they
build-ing
build-prog
one
a
church
church
[...].
[...]
[...] they’re building a church [...].
Confidence:
Very certain