Datapoint Bahamian Creole/Uses of the progressive marker

Even though progressive situations are, of course, its prototypical use, current-state, habitual, and future situations (as well as statives) may take the progressive marker as well; cf. Hackert (2004: 72–76).

Values

Progressive, habitual, current state, and future

Example 12-109:
I hear someone say - uh - someone say - there was a person who run out the jail, right, and they was looking for the per- for the person now, and he shoot the pers- he shoot the man, you know, he didn't mean to shoot him. And he mus'e bother he head and come off the Force.
[...]
[...]
they
3pl.sbj
was
3sg.cop.pst
looking
look.prog
[...]
[...]
for
for
the
the
person
person
[...]
[...]
[...] they were looking for the person [...]
Example 12-110:
[... Actually, I'm supposed to go to Andros in two weeks for Homecoming. You ever been for Homecoming?] Oh, you going, right? I never been.
[...]
[...]
you
2sg.sbj
go-ing
go.prog
[...]
[...]
[...] you're going, right? [...]
Example 12-111:
Uh-huh, that's my friend. She always talking joke [...].
She
3sg.sbj
always
always
talk-ing
talk-prog
joke
joke
[...].
[...]
She always tells jokes [...].
Example 12-112:
See the boy what park up going up the road? That's - uh - the boy what [...] He going up? Sit with the bag on he shoulder? You ain't see him? Oh, yeah, Rose was liking him. Yeah, uh-huh, yeah, Rose was liking him. Rose was liking him.
[...]
[...]
Rose
Rose
was
3sg.cop.pst
liking
like.prog
him.
3sg.obj
[...] Rose liked him.
Confidence:
Very certain