Editing Novial (section)

===Verbs===
Verb forms never change with person or number. Most verb tenses, moods and voices are expressed with auxiliary verbs preceding the root form of the main verb. The auxiliaries follow the same word order as the English equivalent. The following phrases give examples of the verb forms:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Grammar
! English
! Novial
|-
| Infinitive
| to protect
| {{lang|nov|protekte}}
|-
| Present
| I protect
| {{lang|nov|me protekte}}
|-
| Present Perfect
| I have protected
| {{lang|nov|me ha protekte}}
|-
| Simple Past
| I protected
| {{lang|nov|me did protekte}} '''or''' {{lang|nov|me protekted}}
|-
| Past Perfect
| I had protected
| {{lang|nov|me had protekte}}
|-
| Future
| I shall protect '''or''' I will protect
| {{lang|nov|me sal protekte}} '''or''' {{lang|nov|me ve protekte}}
|-
| Future Perfect
| I shall have protected '''or''' I will have protected
| {{lang|nov|me sal ha protekte}} '''or''' {{lang|nov|me ve ha protekte}}
|-
| Future In The Past
| I was going to protect
| {{lang|nov|me saled protekte}}
|-
| Conditional
| I would protect
| {{lang|nov|me vud protekte}}
|-
| Conditional Perfect
| I would have protected
| {{lang|nov|me vud ha protekte}}
|-
| First Imperative
| Let me protect!
| {{lang|nov|Let me protekte!}}
|-
| Second Imperative
| protect!
| {{lang|nov|protekte!}}
|}

* Present active participle: {{lang|nov|protektent}} – 'protecting'
* Past passive participle: {{lang|nov|protektet}} – 'protected'

Novial clearly distinguishes the passive of becoming and the passive of being.  In English the forms are often the same, using the auxiliary verb ''to be'' followed by the past participle. However, the passive of becoming is also often expressed with the verb ''to get'' which is used in the examples below.

The passive voice of becoming is formed with the auxiliary {{lang|nov|bli}} followed by the root verb form. It can then be conjugated into the previously mentioned forms, for example:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Grammar
! English
! Novial
|-
| Infinitive
| to get protected
| {{lang|nov|bli protekte}}
|-
| Present
| I get protected
| {{lang|nov|me bli protekte}}
|-
| Present Perfect
| I have got protected
| {{lang|nov|me ha bli protekte}}
|-
| Simple Past
| I got protected
| {{lang|nov|me blid protekte}}
|-
| Past Perfect
| I had got protected
| {{lang|nov|me had bli protekte}}
|-
| Future
| I shall get protected '''or''' I will get protected
| {{lang|nov|me sal bli protekte}} '''or''' {{lang|nov|me ve bli protekte}}
<!-- |-
| Future Perfect
| I shall have got protected '''or''' I will have got protected
| {{lang|nov|me sal ha bli protekte}} '''or''' {{lang|nov|me ve ha bli protekte}}
|-
| Future In The Past
| I was going to get protected
| {{lang|nov|me saled bli protekte}}
-->|-
| Conditional
| I would get protected
| {{lang|nov|me vud bli protekte}}
<!--|-
| Conditional Perfect
| I would have got protected
| {{lang|nov|me vud ha bli protekte}}
|-
| First Imperative
| Let me get protected!
| {{lang|nov|Let me bli protekte!}}
|-
| Second Imperative
| get protected!
| {{lang|nov|bli protekte!}}-->
|}

The passive voice of being is formed with the auxiliary {{lang|nov|es}} followed by the past passive participle (stem + ''-t''). For example:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Grammar
! English
! Novial
|-
| Infinitive
| to be protected
| {{lang|nov|es protektet}}
|-
| Present
| I am protected
| {{lang|nov|me es protektet}}
|-
| Present Perfect
| I have been protected
| {{lang|nov|me ha es protektet}}
|-
| Simple Past
| I was protected
| {{lang|nov|me did es protektet}} '''or''' {{lang|nov|me esed protektet}}
|-
| Past Perfect
| I had been protected
| {{lang|nov|me had es protektet}}
|-
| Future
| I shall be protected '''or''' I will be protected
| {{lang|nov|me sal es protektet}} '''or''' {{lang|nov|me ve es protektet}}
<!--|-
| Future Perfect
| I shall have been protected '''or''' I will have been protected
| {{lang|nov|me sal ha es protektet}} '''or''' {{lang|nov|me ve ha es protektet}}
|-
| Future In The Past
| I was going to be protected
| {{lang|nov|me saled es protektet}}
-->|-
| Conditional
| I would be protected
| {{lang|nov|me vud es protektet}}
|-
<!--| Conditional Perfect
| I would have been protected
| {{lang|nov|me vud ha es protektet}}
|-
| First Imperative
| Let me be protected!
| {{lang|nov|Let me es protektet!}}
|-
| Second Imperative
| be protected!
| {{lang|nov|es protektet!}}-->
|}