Exercise Language: Tenses

In the study of the Romani language, practicing tenses via exercises plays an integral role in mastering grammar. Engaging in these exercises allows learners to practice structuring sentences in different tenses — present, past and future. For instance, in Romani, the present tense conjugation ‘kerel’ transforms to ‘kerdja’ in the past tense, while the future tense is ‘ka kerel.’

Learners can undertake drills by constructing sentences across all tenses, including the ‘perfect,’ marked by the use of the auxiliary ‘sas’ and the particle ‘-la’, and the pluperfect tense, similarly using ‘sas’ but with ‘-las.’ Comparative exercises demonstrating the difference between the Romani and English tenses could prove very beneficial.

Additional exercises could involve translating text between English and Romani with a focus on tense conversion. Therefore, tense exercises are instrumental in achieving proficiency in Romani grammar, facilitating thorough comprehension and articulation of the language.