Additionally, it is common in Afroasiatic languages for the present/imperfective form to be a derived (marked) form of the verb, whereas in most other languages and language families the present tense is the default form of the verb.
ɐdˈɪʃənəli, ɪɾ ɪz kˈɑːmən ɪn ˌæfɹoʊˌeɪsɪˈæɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz fɚðə pɹˈɛzənt slˈæʃ ɪmpɚfˈɛktɪv fˈɔːɹm təbi ɐ dᵻɹˈaɪvd mˈɑːɹkt fˈɔːɹm ʌvðə vˈɜːb, wˈɛɹæz ɪn mˈoʊst ˈʌðɚ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ænd lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ fˈæmɪliz ðə pɹˈɛzənt tˈɛns ɪz ðə dᵻfˈɔlt fˈɔːɹm ʌvðə vˈɜːb.