038 PRESENT TENSE.

90. The present tense of all perfect verbs terminates in ഉന്നു; as,
ഉരുകുന്നു, to melt. സ്നെഹിക്കുന്നു. to love.
വരുന്നു, to come. അടിക്കുന്നു, to strike.
അറിയുന്നു, to know. അറിയിക്കുന്നു, to make known.
നീങ്ങുന്നു, to move നീക്കുന്നു, Transitive verbs may, in general, be said to be known by the ക in the present indicative being doubled; but there are so many exceptions that it will be easier to learn distinguish the active or neuter sense of a verb by practice, than by loading the memory with rules on the subject. to remove.
The formation of this simple tense has already been described. See para88.
91. ഉണ്ട is often affixed to the present tense; as, സ്നെഹിക്കുന്നുണ്ട.
In certain cases where this word is added, the verb may be said to correspond to the present progressive; as, ഞാൻ നടക്കുന്നുണ്ട, I am walking: but in most cases it is a mere expletive; the Native making no difference, as to the meaning whether it be added or not.
The particle കൊണ്ട with ഇരിക്കുന്നു, is added to the past tense of a verb, or to participles, to represent the present progressive; as,
അവൻ നടന്നുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. He is walking.
അവർ സംസാരിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു, They are conversing.
There is another form made with the verbal noun and ആകുന്നു, as,
ആ പിള്ള സാധനം എഴുതുക ആകുന്നു.
The writer is writing the letter.
92. Actions, that persons are frequently doing, are represented by affixing the present tense of the verb വരുന്നു, to come, to the past tense of the verb expressive of the Action; as,
അവൻ അവിടെ നടന്നുവരുന്നു.
He is frequently walking there.
ഞാൻ എഴുതിവരുന്നു, or എഴുതിവരുന്നുണ്ട.
I am in the habit, or am frequently writing.