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or persons, e. g. mi far'as, "I do"; la patr'o far'as, "the father does"; ili far'as, "they do".

Forms of the Verb :

a) The present tense ends in as, e. g. mi far'as, "I do".

b) The past tense ends in is, e. g. li far'is, "he did".

c) The future tense ends in os, e. g. ili far'os, "they will do".

ĉ) The subjunctive mood ends in us, e. g. ŝi far'us, "she may do".

d) The imperative mood ends in u, e. g. ni far'u "let us do".

e) The infinitive mood ends in i, e. g. fari, "to do".

There are two forms of the participle in the international language, the changeable or adjectival, and the unchangeable or adverbial.

f) The present participle active ends in ant, e. g. far'ant'a, "he who is doing"; far'ant'e, "doing".

g) The past participle active ends in int, e. g. far'int'a, "he who has done"; far'int'e, "having done".

ĝ) The future participle active ends in ont, e. g. far'ont'a, "he who will do"; far'ont'e, "about to do".

h) The present participle passive ends in at, e. g. far'at'e, "being done".

ĥ) The past participle passive ends in it, e. g. far'it'a, "that which has been done"; far'it'e, "having been done".

i) The future participle passive ends in ot, e. g. far'ot'a, "that which will be done"; far'ot'e, "about to be done".

All forms of the passive are rendered by the respective forms of the verb est (to be) and the present participle passive of the required verb; the preposition