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'He is here.'

b. 
He here not.

'He is not here.'

5.6 Copula as helping verb

Copula acts as helping verb too. An aspect marker is attached with the verb stem and

the tense, mood, honorific and agreement markers are attached to the copula itself.
The copula forms of Bhojpuri are:

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Past tense 

Present tense 

Future tense //

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a. 

---

I book read-PERF AUX-PST-1

'I had read the book.'

b.

---

I see-PERF AUX-PRES-1

'I have seen.'

c. 

--

I write-PERF AUX-FUT.1

'I shall have written.'

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