Affirmative and Negative (Present tense)

Match the affirmative present verb with the corresponding negative present verb. E.g. 'I am eating it' will match with 'I am not eating it'. Click a word and then click its match to form a matching pair. Remember that negative present verbs contain the morpheme máát (maat).

Affirmative and Negative Past

Sort the verbs into two categories: verbs containing the negative morpheme máát (maat) and affirmative verbs that do not contain this morpheme. The categories will be affirmative and not affirmative (negative). All verbs are conjugated in the past tense. Click the box where you want to place the word. It will turn blue. Then click on the words you want to sort into that box. You can switch to the other box at any time by clicking on it.

Pronouns: 'I' (1SG) vs. 'You' (2SG)

Sort the verbs into 2 categories: verbs conjugated for the 1st person singular ('I') and those conjugated for the 2nd person singular ('You'). In Blackfoot, the morpheme for the 1st person singular ('I') is nit- or n-. The morpheme for the 2nd person singular ('You') is kit- or k-. The 2 choices will switch places during the activity, so read the choices carefully!

Pronouns: 'You' (2SG) vs. 'You all' (2PL)

Sort the verbs into 2 categories: verbs conjugated for the 2nd person singular ('you') and those conjugated for the 2nd person plural ('you all'). In Blackfoot, the morpheme for the 2nd person singular is 'pa and the morpheme for the 2nd person plural is 'poaa(wa). Both forms will have the morpheme kit- or k-. The 2 choices will switch places during the activity, so read the choices carefully!

Future tense or not future tense?

Sort the verbs into two categories: verbs conjugated in the future tense and verbs NOT conjugated in the future tense. Remember that verbs conjugated in the future tense contain the morpheme áak (yáak). Click the box where you want to place the word. It will turn blue. Then click on the words you want to sort into that box. You can switch to the other box at any time by clicking on it.

Matching Past and Present Tense Verbs

Match the past tense verb with the present tense verb. Click a word and then click its match to form a matching pair. Verbs in the present tense contain the morpheme á. Also watch out for person-marking morphemes like nit- , kit- , -pinnaana, -'pa, etc.

Negative Future or Negative Past?

Sort the verbs into 2 categories: verbs conjugated in the future (negative) and those conjugated in the past (negative). Verbs conjugated in the future tense contain the morpheme áak. Both forms contain máat (maat), the morpheme for negation. The 2 choices will switch places during the activity, so read the choices carefully!