y esterday ), ▁in den ▁( long time ▁ago , ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁day ) ▁to ▁reference ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁action . ▁ ▁a .) ▁time ▁immediately ▁passed ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁suffix ▁– a ▁▁ ɨ ▁- n ▁- bi ▁I ▁ Ø ▁t ʃ e ▁- a ▁- k ▁ ▁I ▁- erg ▁- sg ▁e el ▁- abs ▁a te ▁- p ast . im ▁- de clar . ▁ ▁" I ▁a te ▁e el " ▁ ▁b .) ▁time ▁recently ▁passed ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁suffix ▁- bo ▁ ▁nu ▁- ki ▁- Ø ▁t ʃ o ▁- b ▁ ▁I ▁- pl ▁- abs ▁come ▁- p ast . re cent ▁ ▁" We ▁arrived ▁( today )" ▁ ▁c .) ▁distant ▁time ▁passed ▁ ▁kid ip i ▁- n ▁m ates ▁- Ø ▁tan awa ▁- b onda ▁- ʃ ▁ ▁F illi pe ▁- erg . ▁mat is ▁- abs . ▁know ▁- p ast . ▁distant ▁- 3 ▁ ▁" F illi pe ▁knew ▁how ▁to ▁speak ▁Mat is " ▁ ▁d .) ▁Time ▁not ▁yet ▁passed . ▁This ▁includes ▁present ▁and ▁future ▁t enses . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁specific ▁suffix ▁for ▁this ▁t ense , ▁however ▁it ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁morph eme ▁– e . ▁ ▁ro ger iu ▁- n ▁dat onk ete ▁- Ø ▁ ʃ ik ▁- e ▁- k ▁ ▁Rog éri o ▁- erg ▁sh irt ▁- abs . ▁clean ▁- n . p ast .