TENSE INDICATORS
This sign refers to the present moment.
NOW
Translate:
"I finished reading the book."
BOOK READ ME FINISH
What is the ASL sign for your father's or mother's sister?
AUNT
Translate:
"My birthday is today."
Which hand holds the list when using listing in ASL?
Non-dominant hand
This tense sign refers to something that happened the day before today.
YESTERDAY
This sign can mean "done" or "completed".
FINISH
What is the ASL sign for your parents' son?
SON
"What did you eat yesterday?"
YESTERDAY YOU EAT WHAT?
What does the dominant hand do during listing?
Points to each item/person
LATER
This meanbing of FINISH can also mean "stop it!"
FINISH!
What is the ASL sign for your sibling's child (male)?
NEPHEW
Translate:
"My uncle loves my aunt."
MY UNCLE HE LOVE MY AUNT
Listing is used when discussing how many items or people?
Three or more
This tense indicator describes something that happened a long time ago.
Translate:
"I have been to New York."
NEW YORK ME TOUCH-FINISH
What is the ASL sign for your parents' parents?
GRANDPARENTS
Translate:
"Our nephew is in high school now."
NOW OUR NEPHEW fs-HS
OR
OUR NEPHEW fs-HS NOW
What technique is used to rank items by preference or age?
Ordering
Translate to ASL Gloss:
"I will go to school tomorrow."
TOMORROW ME GO-TO SCHOOL
Translate:
"We are just friends."
FRIEND FINISH
Translate into ASL Gloss:
"My cousin recently got divorced."
RECENTLY MY COUSIN DIVORCE
Translate:
"It seems all students have birthdays in June."
JUNE BIRTHDAY SEEM #ALL STUDENT HAVE
Example ordering sentence:
"My three favorite classes are ASL, Art, and Math."
MY FAVORITE CLASS THREE
RANK-3
POINT-1: ASL
POINT-2: ART
POINT-3: MATH