Re: [tied] Re: PIE Punctual and Durative

On 2006-12-28 11:33, tgpedersen wrote:

>> imperfect: *He-bheret (almost everyone considers *He- an
>> independent element, indicating non-present time)
>
> Where do you find that imperfect form in IE languages?

Gk. épHere, Ved. ábHarat. The (traditionally so called) imperfect
indicative has the same form as the present, except that it has no final
*-i and occurs with the augment.

Piotr