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325) Present Continuous Tense - Affirmative Form - Rule

In English Language, “Present participle form” of a verb is used irrespective of person, number, and gender but to indicate present continuous tense, helping verb “am” is used for the subject I, “are” for We/You/They and “is” for He/She/It. (English)
In Halaba Language, the “verb form” varies with respective person, number, and gender. The verb form ends as mentioned in the below table. (Halaba)
I am making (tea)/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "I", the verb form ends with ''-aammiiti" (faarsaammiiti/rosaammiiti). (Halaba)
We are making (tea)/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "we", the verb form ends with ''-naammiiti/-aammiiti" (faarsinaammiiti/ronsaammiiti). If the verb form ends with "-aammiiti" (learn-ronsaammiiti), the letter "n" comes before the "-aammiiti". (Halaba)
You (m) are making (tea)/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You(m)", the verb form ends with ''-taantiiti/-aantiiti" (faarsitaantiiti/rossaantiiti). (Halaba)
You (f) are making (tea)/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You(f)", the verb form ends with '-taantiiti/-aantiiti" (faarsitaantiiti/rossaantiiti).. (Halaba)
She is making (tea)/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "She", the verb form ends with "-taaxiiti/-aaxiiti" - (faarsitaaxiiti/rossaaxiiti). (Halaba)
You (pl) are making (tea)/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "You(pl)", the verb form ends with ''-teenantaati/-eenantaati" (faarsiteenantaati/ rosseenantaati). (Halaba)
He is making (tea)/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "He", the verb form ends with ''-anooti" (faarsanooti/rosanooti). (Halaba)
They are making (tea)/ learning. (English)
If the subject is "They", the verb form ends with "-taaxiiti/-aaxiiti" - (faarsitaaxiiti/rossaaxiiti). (Halaba)