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 have tenses are those of (1) time, and (2) interrogation: and of these, t is the sign of the past tense, and hò of the future; thus, atỳ, am here; tatỳ, was here; hò atỳ, will be here;—aìza, where is? taìza, where was? hò aìza, where will be?

Adverbial verbs are made from adverbs by putting the active prefix mank- before them; as, mànkatỳ, to come here; mankàny, to go there. Of these verbs, only mankàny has an imperative mood (mànkanèsa) or a relative voice (ànkanèsana),. [sic] These are made to serve with all the other adverbs of place; as, mànkanèsa atỳ hìanào, 'come here'; nahòana nò tsỳ nànkanèsanào tàny? 'why did you not go there'?

With àvy (coming) put before them, they imply 'motion from', and are equivalent to hence, thence; as, àvy èo ìzy, 'he is coming thence, he is coming hither'.

Adverbs of place are made indefinite in meaning by being repeated with hò inserted; as, àtohòàto (or, àto hò àto), hereabouts; tèohòèo, thereabouts. They are also often used to express relations of time (as, tèo, recently, lately), especially when used indefinitely (as, tàtohòàto, or tàto hò àto, lately).

E. The chief abverbs of time are the following:—
 * Anìo, to-day (future).
 * Àndro àny, to-day (past).
 * Omàly, yesterday.


 * Ampìtso, || || rowspan="2"|to-morrow.
 * Ràhampìtso, ||
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 * Àndrotrìny àndrotrizaỳ, at that day (past).
 * Àndrotrìny àndrotrizaỳ, at that day (past).