Core Haitian Creole tense, mood, and aspect markers, which work differently from French or English verb conjugation, with an example sentence per card. Front: the Haitian Creole word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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Present progressive marker, shows an action happening now- te
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Past tense marker, shows a completed action- va
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Future tense marker, shows an action that will happen- a
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Habitual present marker, shows repeated or general actions- te ap
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Past progressive marker, shows an action in progress at a past time- va ap
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Future progressive marker, shows an action in progress at a future time- pa
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Negation marker, means not or do not- pa te
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Past negation marker, shows a past action did not happen- gen
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Auxiliary verb meaning to have or there is/are- gen pou
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Modal phrase meaning must, have to, or supposed to- pa gen
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Negated existential, means there is not, there are not, or don't have- dwe
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Modal verb meaning must, should, or ought to- vle
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Modal verb meaning to want, to wish, or to will- kapab
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Modal verb meaning can, to be able, or possible- konnen
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Verb meaning to know or to be acquainted with
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