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Topic 45: Conditional Present Continuous ( ,-) (-,-)
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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...