This is a conversation between Mother with her sons and daughters.

(Ini percakapan antara ibu beserta anak dan putrinya)

Winda     : Uncle told me just now about Barigit, mother (Paman bercerita padaku tadi tentang Barigit) (Simple Past Tense)

Ahmad   : What is Barigit, mum? (Apa yang disebut Barigit, mama?) (Present Continuous Tense)              

Mother : Barigit was a place of water for drink in Mandailing long time ago (Barigit adalah tempat  air minum pada zaman dulu di Mandailing) (Simple Past Tense)

Rahman : So, had mother ever used it? (Jadi, pernahkah mama mempergunakannya?) (Past Perfect Tense)

Winda     : Sure. Mother has been alive since 1974 (Tentu. Ibu kan sudah hidup sejak tahun 1974) (Present Perfect Tense)

Mother : No. I had not ever used it, but I ever looked Barigit. (Tidak. Saya belum pernah mempergunakannya, tapi saya pernah melihatnya ) (Past Perfect Tense) (Simple Past Tense)

Rahman : Did mother only look it? (Apakah mama hanya melihatnya?) (Simple Past Tense)

Mother : Your grand ma would be teaching me how to use before, but new pail for place of water has been coming to my village (Nenekmu akan akan sedang mengajariku mempergunakannya sebelumnya, tapi ember baru untuk tempat air sudah datang ke desa saya) (Past Future Continuous Tense) dan (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)

Winda     : So, did grand ma always use it? (Jadi, nenek sering mempergunakannya?) (Simple Past Tense)

Mother : Yes. She had used it in her days (Ya. Dia sudah mempergunakan
itu dalam hari-harinya) (Past Perfect Tense)

Mother : I should have been trying to use it, as for the pail didn't come to my village (Saya akan sudah sedang mencobanya dulu jika seandainya ember tidak masuk ke desa saya) (Past Future Perfect
Continuous Tense) dan (Simple Past Tense)

Ahmad   : I realize that grand ma should have though you to use it (Saya mengakui bahwa nenek akan sudah mengajar untuk mempergunakannya) (Simple Present Tense) dan Past Future Perfect Tense)

Mother : Yeah. All of the woman in that time would be using Barigit as for pail did not come(Ya. Seluruhnya perempuan pada masa itu akan memakai Barigit seandainya ember belum datang)(Past Future Continuous Tense)

Winda     : Maybe I should feel ashamed to bring it (Mungkin saya akan merasa malu untuk membawanya) (Past Future Tense)

Mother : You will have been looking Barigit when I bring you to my village (Kamu akan sudah melihat Barigit ketika ketika kamu kubawa ke desaku)(Future Perfect Continuous Tense)

Ahmad   : Cherio. We will have known it when we go to mother's village (Horee. Kami akan sudah mengenalnya ketika kami pergi ke desa mama)(Future Perfect Tense)

Rahman : When will we go there, mum? (Kapan kita akan pergi ke sana?) (Simple Future Tense)

Mother : We shall go there when you will be receiving your report book (Kita akan pergi ke sana ketika kamu akan menerima buku raport) (Simple Future Tense) dan (Future Continuous Tense)

Rahman : I never heard about Barigit before (Saya belum pernah mendengar Barigit sebelumnya) (Simple Past Tense)

Ahmad   : I was thinking about Barigit yesterday, mum (Saya sedang berpikir tentang Barigit kemarin, ma) (Past Continuous Tense)

Mother : Did your teacher also tell about it? (Apakah gurumu juga bercerita tentang itu?) (Simple Past Tense)

Rahman : Does Putri know about Barigit, mum? (Apakah Putri tahu tentang Barigit, ma?) (Simple Present Tense)

Mother : I don't know. Where is her now? (Saya tidak tahu. Dimana dia sekarang?) (Simple Present Tense)

Rahman : She is watching tv, mum (Dia sedang menonton tv, ma) (Present Continuous Tense)

Nb: Barigit is a place for water. It made by the stick of bamboo. It is one of traditional thing from Mandailing Godang North Sumatra. (Barigit adalah sebuah tempat air. Terbuat dari batang bambu. Ini termasuk barang tradisionil Mandailing Godang Sumatera Utara)