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

Mood marker lo usually precedes pronominal subjects, in particular when the subject is a singular pronoun. Lexical subjects and strong pronoun subjects (which behave like lexical subjects) precede lo (see Feature 62 "Expression of pronominal subjects").
Kouwenberg & Lefebvre (2007) argue that its distribution indicates that lo appears outside the "normal" TAM domain, in the left periphery of the clause, heading FinP (Finiteness Phrase).
Other tense/aspect markers immediately precede the verb. These are the past/anterior nonperfective marker tabata (tawata in the Aruban variety), the perfective aspect marker a, and the tense marker ta (which Kouwenberg & Lefebvre analyze as a dummy tense marker. distinct from gerundial ta, which is restricted to gerundial clauses; see Feature 47 "Uses of the progressive marker").
The overall surface order of TAM elements, then, is:
[lexical subject] MOOD [weak pronoun subject] NEG TNS/ASP VERB.
A lexical subject and clitic/weak pronoun subject do not cooccur.
The Mood marker lo cooccurs with any of the tense/aspect markers.

Values

Immediately preceding the verb Frequency: 70.0%

Example 47-81:
Mi no ta drumi pafó mas, pasobra awa tawata muhami ora ku awa yobe.
Mi
1sg
no
neg
ta
tns
drumi
sleep
pa
for
afó
outside
mas,
more
pasobra
because
awa
water
tawata
pst
muha
wet
mi
1sg
ora
hour
ku
comp
awa
water
yobe.
rain
I don't sleep outside anymore, because I was getting wet when it rained.

Source: Kouwenberg nd

Example 47-82:
Lástima ta pa trabou mi t'aki sinó lo mi a bin Hamaika maske ta pa sinku dia.
lástima
alas
ta
cop
pa
for
trabou
work
mi
1sg
ta
cop
aki
here
sinó
if.not
lo
mood
mi
1sg
a
pfv
bini
come
Hamaika
Jamaica
maske
if.only
ta
cop
pa
for
sinku
five
dia
day
Too bad I am here for work, if not I would have come to Jamaica if only for five days.

Source: Kouwenberg nd

Confidence:
Very certain

In a leftward position Frequency: 30.0%

Example 47-83:
Ma bobo ku e ta, ela konta su kompader, ku lo e gaña morto.
Ma
but
bobo
stupid
ku
comp
e
3sg
ta,
cop
el
3sg
a
pfv
konta
tell
su
poss
kompader,
friend
ku
comp
lo
mood
e
2sg
gaña
pretend
morto.
dead
But stupid that he is, he told his friend that he intends to play dead.

Source: Pinto 1965: 15

Example 47-84:
Lo mi kanta; Lo bo kanta; Lo e kanta.
Lo
mood
mi
1sg
kanta;
sing
Lo
mood
bo
2sg
kanta;
sing
Lo
mood
e
3sg
kanta.
sing
I will sing; You will sing; S/he will sing.

Source: Goilo 1953: 97

Example 47-85:
Lo nos kanta/ Nos lo kanta; Lo boso kanta/ Boso lo kanta; Lo nan kanta/ Nan lo kanta.
Lo
mood
nos
1pl
kanta/
sing
Nos
1pl
lo
mood
kanta;
sing
Lo
mood
boso
2pl
kanta/
sing
Boso
2pl
lo
mood
kanta;
sing
Lo
mood
nan
3pl
kanta/
sing
Nan
3pl
lo
mood
kanta.
sing
We will sing; You (pl) will sing; They will sing.

Source: Goilo 1953: 97

Example 47-89:
Wenchi tabata blo pensa riba Chalito.
Wenchi
Wenchi
tabata
pst
blo
just
pensa
think
riba
on
Chalito.
Chalito
Wenchi thought only of Chalito.

Source: Maurer 1988: 52

Confidence:
Very certain