Datapoint Chinese Pidgin English/Tense-aspect systems

The only tense and aspect marker is hap marking perfect/past perfective. No imperfective marker exists.

Values

No or only one tense or aspect marker

Example 20-37:
撻其洛哈士搭
That clock hap stop.
That
det
clock
clock
hap
pfv
stop.
stop
The clock has stopped.

Source: Tong 1862: IV.51

Example 20-59:
希郎温毡地文託其
He long one gentleman talkee.
He
3sg
long
com
one
art.indf
gentleman
gentleman
talkee.
talk
He is talking with a gentleman.

Source: Tong 1862: VI.39

Confidence:
Certain