Present Participle

It represents an action just competed. In Malayalam, the auxiliary verb ‘to finish’ is used to form present participle. If you are familiar with Spanish, the use of ‘acabar de’ is similar to this. The general form is

simple past + kazhinju (simple past of kazhiyuka – to finish)

Nján kazhichu kazhinju

I have eaten.

Some verbs like to go, to come, to enter use the auxiliary verb undákuka to form present participle

simple past+ittu+undë

Avan vaňňu ittu undë

He has come.