here are some examples i thought of for explaining how to write in past/present/future form... hope everybody understands what i mean... ~ topaz_girl

RULES:
PAST = nag-, -um, -in in the end, na-/naka- is added in front of the word
PRESENT = nag- + repeated 1st 2 letters of the word or with -in/-an in the end, na-/naka- is added in front of the word
FUTURE = mag- + repeated 1st 2 letters of the word and/or with -in/-an in the end, repeated 1st 2 letters of the word, ma-/maka- is added in front of the word

Examples:
kain(eat)
kINain (PAST: ate)
kINakain (PRESENT: eating, 1st 2 letters are repeated)
kakainIN/kainIN (FUTURE: will eat/about to eat, -in at the end and 1st 2 letters were repeated/-in in the end)

langhap/amoy(smell)
nilanghap/nalanghap (PAST: smelled, ni-or na- is added)
inamoy (PAST: smelled, in- is added)
nilalanghap (PRESENT: smelling, ni- is added and 1st 2 letter of the word is repeated)
inaamoy (PRESENT: smelling, ni- is added and only the 1st letter of the word is repeated since it's a vowel)
lalanghapin/aamuyin (FUTURE: will smell, -in is added in the end and 1st 2 letter of the word is repeated/ -in is added and only the 1st letter of the word is repeated since it's a vowel)

hintay(wait)
hINintay (PAST: waited)
hINihintay (PRESENT: waiting, 1st 2 letters are repeated)
hihintayIN/hintayIN (FUTURE: will eat/about to eat, -in at the end and 1st 2 letters were repeated/-in in the end)

bantay(guard)
bINantyAN (PAST: guarded, -an at the end)
bINabantayAN (PRESENT: guarding, 1st 2 letters are repeated, -an at the end)
babantayAN/bantayAN (FUTURE: will guard/about to guard, -an at the end and 1st 2 letters were repeated/-an in the end)

kilos(movement)
PINAkilos/KUMilos (PAST: moved, pa- + -in, -um)
kUmikilos (PRESENT: moving, 1st 2 letters are repeated)
kikilos/pakilusin (FUTURE: will move/please make it move, 1st 2 letters were repeated/pa- or paki- is please/ -in in the end)

salita(talk)
nagsalita (PAST: talked, nag- is added before the word)
nagsasalita (PRESENT: talking, nag- is added before the word, 1st 2 letters were repeated)
magsasalita (FUTURE: mag- is added before the word, 1st 2 letters were repeated)

More word forms at post #3 & 5

Thanks Guest for your input... You gave me an idea on what lessons to discuss here... or better yet, I'll pull off my mod powers and make a copy of your lesson, with your name written on it. I just wish you have a username and not just a generic unregistered "guest" name...


edit:
Done!!!

Note:
This guest wrote this language tutorials on another thread as a reply but since this is a good lesson to better understand Filipino words, a copy was made of the post and make it as a new thread. ~ 4jpz


Once again, thanks Guest

hello... it was me who wrote the post above... i didn't register because i just wanted to give an input... hehehe. so here i am registered as topaz_girl...

here are more of the past/present/future form of writing:

bigay (give)
bINigyAN (PAST: given, -in between the 1st 2 letters of the word, -an at the end)
bINibigyAN/bigayAN (PRESENT: giving, -in between the 1st 2 letters of the word, 1st 2 letters are repeated, -an at the end)
bibigyAN (FUTURE: will give, -an at the end and 1st 2 letters were repeated)

inom(drink)
ininom (PAST: drank, -in before or after the 1st 2 letters of the word because its a vowel)
iniinom/inumAN (PRESENT: drinking, instead of -in is -ini because that word begins with a vowel/ inom=inum+an in the end)
iinumIN (FUTURE: will drink, -in at the end and 1st letter is repeated because word starts with vowel)

upo(sit)
umupo/inupo/nakaupo (PAST: John sat on the table/John sat Julie on the chair, -um/-in, naka- = already sitting)
umuupo/inuupo (PRESENT: the act of sitting/sitting, -um/-in and 1st letter is repeated because word starts with a vowel)
uupo/iuupo (FUTURE: will give, -an at the end and 1st 2 letters were repeated)

tayo(stand)
tumayo/nakatayo (PAST: standing, -um, naka- = already standing)
tumatayo (PRESENT: standing, -um between the 1st 2 letters that are repeated)
tatayo (FUTURE: will stand, 1st 2 letters are repeated)

tulog(sleep)
nakatulog/natulog (PAST: slept, na-/naka-)
natutulog (PRESENT: sleeping, na- +1st 2 letters of the word is repeated)
matutulog (FUTURE: will sleep, ma- +1st 2 letters of the word is repeated)

Yay! You've registered! Cool!

Once again, thanks topaz_girl! I'll add your name up on the list of teachers and feel free to create more threads about Filipino languages, too

oh! I've edited the main post to add your name...

From Intermediate Tagalog by Teresita Ramos

PAST = PANGMAGDAAN (PN)
PRESENT = PANGKASALUKUYAN (PK)
FUTURE = PANGHINAHARAP (PH)

-in = a verbal suffix commonly used as an object focus marker. if the base ends in a vowel, -hin is suffixed to the root instead.

examples:
root: bisita (visit)
neutral (imperative, pautos=command): bisitahin (visit, to visit)
completed (past): binisita (visited)
incompleted (present): binibisita (visiting)
contemplated (future): bibisitahin (will visit)

note the absence of suffix -hin in the past and present forms of the verb and the shift in stress when the suffix is added

verbs that have -in forms
roon neutral completed incompleted contemplated
ayos ayusin inayos inaayos aayusin
basa basahin binasa binabasa babasahin
tahi tahiin tinahi tinatahi tatahiin
bili bilhin binili binibili bibilhin