for example, is ìga, where the particle -ga is a 1st person plural pronoun (comparable with the pronoun ci of the Italian). When a different pronoun is needed, the particle -ga is replaced with the proper pronoun, for example: L'è bèl a ìga i sólcc (It is good to have money) but La dis de ìl vést (She says to have seen it) The same occurs in the conjugated forms, with the exception that the pronominal particle comes before the verb instead of after. For example:Gó du gacc (I have two cats) butL'ó ést (I have seen it) The complete conjugation for the indicative present is: I sing.: góII sing.: ghétIII sing.: gaI plur.: gómII plur.: ghìfIII plur.: gaCertain varieties (mostly Bergamasque) drop the pronominal particle when conjugated as auxiliary verb, thus, in that case, the correct expressions are:Gó öna moér e du s·cècc (I have a wife and two sons) butÓ biìt tròp (I have drunk too much) Convergence of the imperfect Curiously enough, the imperfect conjugation of the auxiliary verbs seems to confuse and interchange the inflections. Etymologically the two auxiliary verbs should be conjugated as follows: véser: I sing.: séreII sing.: séretIII sing.: (l')éraI plur.: séremII plur.: sérefIII plur.: (i) éraìga: I sing.: ghìeII sing.: ghìetIII sing.: ghìaI plur.: ghìemII plur.: ghìefIII plur.: ghìaBut, beside these forms, the followings can often be found: véser: I sing.: sìeII sing.: sìetIII sing.: (l')ìaI plur.: sìemII plur.: sìefIII plur.: (i) ìaìga: I sing.: ghéreII sing.: ghéretIII sing.: ghéraI plur.: ghéremII plur.: ghérefIII plur.: (i) ghéraTherefore, the following sentences can be found with no apparent preference:El ghìa fat sö 'na ca.El ghéra fat sö 'na ca.Both meaning He had built a house.Negation In Eastern Lombard, negation is generally expressed with the form mìa (or locally mìga) after the verb. el tò s·cèt el stüdia mìa l'Inglés (Your son is not studying English). In the case of a compound tense, the negation occurs after the auxiliary. só mìa nàt a scöla (I did not go to school). Differently from Italian where the negative sentence pattern contemplates and requires the use of redundant negative particles, Eastern Lombard doesn't. Thus, when an indefinite pronoun with negative value is already present in the sentence, the particle mìa is usually dropped (even though in certain conditions it is tolerated). ghéra niènt de fa (there was nothing to do). Compare with the Italian: non c'era niente da