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Verbs are quite simple in Indonesian. There are no endings to add to verbs like in other languages. You simply add a certain word depending on which tense you want to use.
1. present, continuous, etc.
tengah (formal)
sedang (informal)
2. past, present perfect, etc.
telah (formal)
sudah (informal)
3. future
akan
Sample sentences:
Saya merokok - I smoke
Saya sedang merokok - I am smoking
Saya sudah merokok - I smoked, I have smoked, I had smoked, I have been smoking, I had been smoking
Saya akan merokok - I will smoke, I will be smoking, I will have smoked
The subject, the verb, the nouns, the adjectives, and the adverbs do not change their forms.
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