Language Overview

ASL is all signed in present tense. Therefore, time is always signed first to estblish the tense.
Look at the diagram below and think about which direction a sign would move to establish PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE.

The following vocabulary are examples of the tenses.

Sentence Types in ASL

Yes/No questions are recognized by the non-manuals that accompany them.
The signer's eyebrows are raised, head slightly tilted, and the last sign is held momentarily waiting for a response.

WH-Word questions are recognized by the non-manuals that accompany them.
The signer's eyebrows are lowered, head slightly tilted, and the last sign is held momentarily waiting for a response.

LOOK for these sentece types in the following speech.

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