ASL Grammar: "Time First!"

Tense- time setting

          -3 types: past, present, future

 Conjugating Verbs- changing the form of a word to show tense

 ex: have, has, had; jog, will jog, jogging, jogged; ran, run; be, being, been; is, am, are

 IN ASL, VERBS ARE NOT CONJUGATED!

 ex:

past: ME GO STORE.

present: ME GO STORE.

future: ME GO STORE.

 TIME FIRST!!!!!!!!!!

 What does "time first" mean?

It means that the sign indicating WHEN an event occurred or will occur is signed FIRST.

Examples of "time signs"

TODAY, NOW, YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, NEXT-WEEK, MONTH, PAST, FUTURE/WILL, MORNING, NOON, AFTERNOON, O'CLOCK+ (number)

 

ex:

past: YESTERDAY ME GO STORE.

present: TODAY/NOW ME GO STORE.

future: TOMORROW ME GO STORE.

 

Practice "De-Conjugating" Verbs

English/ASL:

went/GO

ran/RUN

cooked/COOK

won/WIN

helped/HELP

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