▁sequences , ▁such ▁as ▁describing ▁how ▁one ▁makes ▁something . ▁ ▁This ▁occurs ▁only ▁with ▁ 2 nd ▁or ▁ 3 rd ▁person ▁subject ▁pron oun s ▁and ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁singular . ▁ ▁The ▁opt ative ▁is ▁usually ▁translated ▁' I ▁wish ' ▁or ▁' subject ▁should '. ▁ ▁Although ▁ought ▁seems ▁to ▁imply ▁that ▁the ▁action ▁is ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁the ▁subject , ▁it ▁is ▁frequently ▁used ▁for ▁hypoth et ical ▁statements ▁in ▁complex ▁constru ctions . ▁ ▁The ▁unit ▁dur ative ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁beginning ▁and ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁are ▁un important , ▁or ▁that ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁co ext ensive ▁with ▁something ▁else . ▁ ▁Ind ic ative ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁commonly ▁used ▁W ich ita ▁inf lection ▁transl ating ▁English ▁sentences ▁out ▁of ▁context . ▁It ▁marks ▁pred ic ation ▁as ▁a ▁simple ▁assertion . ▁The ▁time ▁is ▁always ▁non - f uture , ▁the ▁event ▁described ▁is ▁fact ual , ▁and ▁the ▁situation ▁is ▁usually ▁one ▁of ▁every day ▁conversation . ▁ ▁The ▁prefix ▁is ▁ti - ▁with ▁ 3 rd ▁persons ▁and ▁ta - ▁otherwise ▁ ▁The ▁a or ist ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁narr atives , ▁stories , ▁and ▁in ▁situations ▁where ▁something ▁that ▁happened ▁or ▁might ▁have ▁happened ▁relatively ▁far ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁is ▁meant . ▁ ▁The ▁future ▁may ▁be ▁interpreted ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁way . ▁It ▁is ▁oblig atory ▁for ▁any ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁no ▁matter ▁how ▁im min ent , ▁unless ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁stated ▁to