The verbs, as we have said, are formed by means of roots and particles equivalents to the four tenses, Present, Past, Future and Imperative of the Bisaya conjugation. The other tenses are formed with the particles of the four primitives, as we shall see in the conjugation.
The particles we refer to, are Naga and its compounds: Nagaca, Nagapa, Nagapaca, Naca, mi, and many others we shall use at their place.
In order to aid the scholars in the knowledge and formation of the tenses, we shall conjugate here a verb in active voice, by means of the particle Naga, which is the most common.
The pupils shall not lose of sight, that, in this dialect all the last syllables are like, being only changed the persons.
To Choose—PAGPILI.
| Infinitive. | To choose. | Pagpili. |
| Gerund. | Choosing. | Sa pagpili. |
| Past participle. | Chosen. | Pinili. |
INDICATIVE MOOD.
PRESENT TENSE.
| I choose. | AcÓ nagapili. |
| Thou choosest. | Icao nagapili. |
| He (she) chooses. | Sia nagapili. |
| We choose. | CamÉ (or quitÁ) nagapili. |
| You choose. | CamÓ nagapili. |
| They choose. | Sila nagapili. |
IMPERFECT PRETERIT.
| I chose. (when) | Nagapili acÓ, (sa) |
| Thou chosest, &. | Nagapili ca, (sa) |
PAST PERFECT.
| I have chosen. | Nagpili acÓ. |
| Thou hast chosen. | Nagpili ca |
PLUPERFECT.
| I had chosen. | Nagpili na acÓ. |
| Thou hadst chosen. | Human na icao nagpili. |
| He had chosen. | Ubus na sia nagpili. |
IMPERFECT FUTURE.
| I shall or will choose. | AcÓ magapili. |
| Thou shalt or wilt choose. | Icao magapili. |
PERFECT FUTURE.
| I shall have chosen. | Nagpili na cahÁ acÓ. |
| Thou shalt have chosen. | Nagpili ca na cahÁ |
IMPERATIVE.
| Choose. | Magpili ca. |
| Let him choose. | Magpili sia. |
| Choose. | Magpili camÓ. |
| Let them choose. | Magpili sila. |
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD—PRESENT.
| That I may choose or not. | Magpili acÓ unta, ug dili. |
| That thou mayest choose. | Nga magpili ca. |
| That he may choose. | Apat sia magpili. |
| That we may choose. | Nga quitÁ magpili. |
| That you may choose. | Nga camÓ unta magpili. |
| That they may choose. | Nga sila unta magpili. |
IMPERFECT PRETERIT,
| That I might choose. | Ug acÓ pay magapili. |
| That thou mightest choose. | Ug icao unta magapili. |
| That he might choose. | Ug magapili pa lamang sia. |
| That we might choose. | Ug magpili pa quitÁ. |
| That you might choose. | Ug camÓ untay magapili. |
| That they might choose. | Ug sila pa lamang magpili. |
PERFECT PRETERIT.
| That I may have chosen, or not | Nga nagpili acÓ unta, cun ualÁ. |
| That thou mayest have chosen. | Nga nagpili ca na unta. |
| That he may have chosen. | Nga siay nagpili. |
| That we may have chosen. | Nagpili quitÁ (or camÉ) unta. |
| That you may have chosen. | Nga nagpili camÓ. |
| That they may have chosen. | Nga nagpili sila. |
PLUPERFECT.
| If I might have chosen. | Cun acÓ pay nacagpili. |
| If thou mightest have chosen. | Cun icao diay nacagpili. |
| If he might have chosen. | Cun nacagpili pa unta sia. |
| If we might have chosen. | Cun nacagpili unta quitÁ. |
| If you might hare chosen. | Cun nacagpili unta camÓ. |
| If they might have chosen. | Cun sila diay nacagpili. |
IMPERFECT FUTURE.
| If I shall or will choose. | Ug dao acÓ ang magapili. |
| If thou shalt choose. | Ug dao magapili ca. |
| If he shall choose. | Ug dao sia magapili. |
| If we shall choose. | Ug dao magapili quitÁ. |
| If you shall choose. | Ug dao camÓ magapili. |
| If they shall choose. | Ug dao sila ang magapili. |
PERFECT FUTURE.
| If I shall or will have chosen. | Cun dao nagpili acÓ ogaling. |
| If thou shalt &. | Cun icao ogaling nagpili na. |
| If he shall &. | Cun sia ogaling nagpili na. |
| If we shall &. | Cun camÉ ogaling nagpili na. |
| If you shall &. | Cun camÓ na ogaling nagpili. |
| If they shall & have chosen. | Cun dao sila na ogaling nagpili. |
Rem. It must be observed that the adverbs and conjunctions we have made use of in subjunctive mood, are not characteristic signs of this mood, and very often we speak in subjunctive without them.
Although the passive voice is the most usual in the Bisaya Dialect, the active sentences have however a very important place at the conversation, and therefore it is necessary to know, that when the speech begins by a nominative agent, express or tÁcite, the sentence is active. The same must be said when the sentence is about an indeterminate thing, when exclamatory, interrogative or emphatical, and when points out a part of a whole, Ex:
| You shall hear mass now. | Icao musingba caron. |
| Who does observe God's commandments, will obtain the everlasting life. | Ang macatuman sa mga sugo sa Dios, macadangat sa paghimaya nga dayon sa Langit. |
| Which of you will accompany me? | ¿Quinsa ba caniÑÓ ang muuban canaco? |
| Will you sew the shirt? | Magatahi ca ba sa sinina? |
| I will not sew it, but my sister. | Dili acÓ magatahi, cun dili ang igso-on co nga babaye. |
| Who will read this letter? | ¿Quinsa ba ang magabasa niining sulat? |
| Look for a child from the school. | Mangita ca ug usa ca bata sa escuelahan. |
| If I know how to read or not what does it concern you? | Cun mahibalÓ acÓ magbasa cun dili ba ¿onsay labut mo niana? |
Exercise X.
Can you walk, and do you not can go to Church?—I am not able to go the Church, because I am sick—Will you can endure it?—Do not pretend to be a learned man, because your own wit avails but little—Do you wish to work?—I wish to work and they let me not—Where is your wife?—I do not know—When did you see her?—I saw her at seven o'clock in the morning—Whom are you speaking to? I am speaking to my sister—Do you speak to her every day?—What does this man spend his time in?—He is a good for nothing fellow; he spends his time in drinking and playing—Who are the men that have just arrived?—They are Russians—Is your father arrived at last?—Every body says that he is arrived but I have not seen him yet—Has the Physician hurt your son?—He has hurt him. for he has cut his finger.
