Asl Tense

How do I indicate tense in asl? Like “you used to like the movie Brave right?” I don’t know how to sign that.

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  1. ASL automatically assumes that you’re using the present tense until you state otherwise. You can indicate a change in tense in several ways, such as by saying “YESTERDAY,” “TOMORROW,” “LAST-MONTH,” or any other time signs. Time signs tend to go at the beginning of a sentence, just like wh- questions go at the end.

    If you aren’t sure of when in the past/future something occurs and you wish to refer to a tense generally, then you can say “PAST” or “FUTURE/WILL.”

    In your example sentence, you could sign…
    PAST YOU LIKE MOVIE fs-BRAVE YOU? (–q– goes above the statement in gloss).