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161 TOPIC 45 Conditional Present Continuous (+,-) (-,-) In this topic we will look at the conditional present continuous (+,-) and (-,-). An example of a conditional present continuous (+,-) sentence in English is, if you are going, then I will not go. Conditional Present Continuous (+,-) The conditional present continuous, (+,-) sentence has two parts. Looking at the first half, the clause begins with, naga, if. This is followed by a verb in the present continuous tense (+). The second clause of the conditional sentence begins with, ni kuti, then, which is followed by a second verb in a tense of your choosing. This verb is negative, since we are forming the conditional present continuous (+,-). For our example below we have used a near future tense (-). Conditional Present Continuous (+,-) &YBNQMFT  /BHB OHVUFOEBZFMFZP  OJLVUJ OHBOZJLB  /BHBOHVUFOEBZFMFZP OJLVUJOHBOZJLB  *G*BNEPJOHUIBU UIFO*XJMMOPUDPNF  /BHB NLPHB  OJLVUJ OHBNOVOHB  /BHBNLPHB OJLVUJOHBNOVOHB  *GZPVBSFCBUIJOH UIFOZPVXJMMOPUTNFMM  /BHB BLVHPOBDFOFOF  OJLVUJ OHBQFMB  /BHBBLVHPOBDFOFOF OJLVUJOHBQFMB  *GTIFJTTMFFQJOHXFMM UIFOTIFXJMMOPUUJSF Naga + Present Continuous Tense (+), + ni kuti + Near Future Tense (-) = Naga ngupikana, ni kuti nganyika = If I am hearing, then I will not come TOPIC 45: CONDITIONAL PRESENT CONTINUOUS (+,-) & (-,-) 162 A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING CIYAWO  /BHB UVLVMZBDFOFOF  OJLVUJ OHBUVUFMFLBVHBMJTPOJ  /BHBUVLVMZBDFOFOF OJLVUJOHBUVUFMFLBVHBMJTPOJ  *GXFBSFFBUJOHXFMM UIFOXFXJMMOPUDPPLVHBMJBHBJO  /BHB DJKVOJDJLVXVKB  OJLVUJ OHBDJXB  /BHBDJKVOJDJLVXVKB OJLVUJOHBDJXB  *GUIFCJSEJTSFUVSOJOH UIFOJUXJMMOPUEJF  &YBNQMF4FOUFODFT  /BHBOHVUFMFLBVHBMJTBNCBOP OJLVUJOHBNCJLBOBTBMBLVTPHPMP  *G*BNDPPLJOHVHBMJ UIFO*XJMMOPUGFFMIVOHSZMBUFS  /BHBNLXBXVMBLV.BOHPDIJ OJLVUJOHBNƌBBLVOPNBMBƌJ  *GZPVBSFHPJOHUP.BOHPDIJ UIFOZPVXJMMOPUCFIFSFUPNPSSPX  /BHBBLVDBQBZBLVXBMBMFMP OJLVUJOHBMBƌBLVNBTFOHPNBMBƌJ   *GTIFJTXBTIJOHUIFDMPUIFTUPEBZ UIFOTIFXJMMOPUDPNFUPXPSLUPNPSSPX  /BHBUVLVQVNVMBQBNCVMJMJ OJLVUJOHBUVNBMJTZBNBTFOHPHFUV  *GXFBSFSFTUJOHJOUIFTIBEF UIFOXFXJMMOPUmOJTIPVSXPSL  /BHBDJKVOJDJLVMZBNCFKV OJLVUJOHBDJXBDJUFNB  *GUIFCJSEJTFBUJOHUIFTFFET UIFOJUXJMMOPUEJFRVJDLMZ Conditional Present Continuous (-,-) The conditional present continuous, (-,-) sentence has two parts. Looking at the first half, the clause begins with, naga, if. This is followed by a verb in the present continuous tense (-). The second clause of the conditional sentence begins with, ni kuti, then, which is followed by a second verb in a tense of your choosing. This verb is negative, since we are forming the conditional present continuous (-,-). For our example below we have used a near future tense (-).  &YBNQMFT  /BHB OHBOHVUFOEBZFMFZP  OJLVUJ OHBOZJLB  /BHBOHBOHVUFOEBZFMFZP OJLVUJOHBOZJLB  *G*BNOPUEPJOHUIBU UIFO*XJMMOPUDPNF  /BHB OHBNLPHB  OJLVUJ OHBNOVOKJMBDFOFOF  /BHBOHBNLPHB OJLVUJOHBNOVOKJMBDFOFOF  *GZPVBSFOPUCBUIJOH UIFOZPVXJMMOPUTNFMMOJDF Naga + Present Continuous Tense (-), + ni kuti + Near Future Tense (-) = Naga ngangupikana, ni kuti nganyika = If I am not hearing, then I will not come Conditional Present Continuous (-,-) [3.14.142.115] Project MUSE (2024-04-26 05:52 GMT) 163  /BHB OHBLVHPOBDFOFOF  OJLVUJ OHBZJLB  /BHBOHBLVHPOBDFOFOF OJLVUJOHBZJLB  *GTIFJTOPUTMFFQJOHXFMM UIFOTIFXJMMOPUDPNF  /BHB OHBUVLVMZBDFOFOF  OJLVUJ OHBUVTVNBZBLVMZBBLVOPTPOJ  /BHBOHBUVLVMZBDFOFOF OJLVUJOHBUVTVNBZBLVMZBBLVOPTPOJ  *GXFBSFOPUFBUJOHXFMM UIFOXFXJMMOPUCVZGPPEIFSFBHBJO   /BHBDJKVOJ OHBDJLVXVKB  OJLVUJ OHBDJXB  /BHBDJKVOJOHBDJLVXVKB OJLVUJOHBDJXB  *GUIFCJSEJTOPUSFUVSOJOH UIFOJUXJMMOPUEJF  &YBNQMF4FOUFODFT  /BHBOHBOHVUFMFLBVHBMJ OJLVUJOHBOHPOB  *G*BNOPUDPPLJOHVHBMJ UIFO*XJMMOPUTMFFQ  /BHBOHBNLXBXVMBLV.BOHPDIJ OJLVUJOHBNƌBLVNTPOHBOPNBMBƌJ  *GZPVBSFOPUHPJOHUP.BOHPDIJ UIFOZPVXJMMOPUCFBUUIFNFFUJOHUPNPSSPX   /BHBOHBLVDBQBZBLVXBMBMFMP OJLVUJOHBMBƌBLVNBTFOHPNBMBƌJ  *GTIFJTOPUXBTIJOHUIFDMPUIFTUPEBZ UIFOTIFXJMMOPUDPNFUPXPSLUPNPSSPX  /BHBOHBUVLVQVNVMBQBNCVMJMJQBOBOEJ OJLVUJOHBUVNBMJTZBNBTFOHPHFUV  *GXFBSFOPUSFTUJOHBMJUUMFJOUIFTIBEF UIFOXFXJMMOPUmOJTIPVSXPSL  /BHBDJKVOJOHBDJLVMZBNCFKV OJLVUJOHBDJLVMBDJUFNB  *GUIFCJSEJTOPUFBUJOHUIFTFFET UIFOJUXJMMOPUHSPXRVJDLMZ TOPIC...

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