Tenses [wakati/nyakati]
There are five major tenses in Swahili:
A). Present [wakati uliopo]
B). Present Perfect [wakati uliopo hali timilifu]
C). Past [wakati uliopita]
D). Future [wakati ujao]
E). Habitual [wakati wa mazoea]
A). Present [wakati uliopo] |
| The present tense uses -NA |
| Sentensi: 1. Mimi ninasoma Kiswahili. [I am studying/reading Kiswahili.] 2. Sisi tunasoma Kiswahili. [We are studying/reading Kiswahili.] |
B). Present Perfect [wakati uliopo hali timilifu] |
| The present perfect tense uses -ME |
| Sentensi: 1. Mimi nimesoma Kiswahili. [I have read/studied Kiswahili.] 2. Sisi tumesoma Kiswahili. [We have read/studied Kiswahili.] |
C). Past [wakati uliopita] |
| The past tense uses -LI |
| Sentensi: |
1. Mimi nilisoma Kiswahili. [I read/studied Kiswahili.]
2. Sisi tulisoma Kiswahili. [We read/ studied Kiswahili.]
D). Future [wakati ujao] |
| The future tense uses -TA |
| Sentensi: 1. Mimi nitasoma Kiswahili. [I will read/study Kiswahili.] 2. Sisi tutasoma Kiswahili. [We will read/study Kiswahili.] |
E). Habitual [wakati wa mazoea] |
| The habitual tense uses HU If your intention is to express an idea that happens on a regular basis,use the habitual tense which is represented by the HU- prefix on the verb. |
| Sentensi: 1. Mimi huoga kila asubuhi.[I shower every morning.] 2. Mimi hupiga mswaki kila asubuhi.[I brush my teeth every morning.] 3. Mimi hula kiamsha kinywa/ chakula cha asubuhi. [I eat breakfast.] 4. Mimi huenda darasani saa tatu asubuhi.[I go to class at 9am.] 5. Mimi hula chakula cha mchana saa sita mchana.[I eat lunch at noon.] 6. Mimi huenda nyumbani saa kumi jioni.[I go home at 4pm.] 7. Mimi hucheza jioni.[I play in the evening.] 8. Mimi hula chakula cha jioni saa moja usiku.[I eat dinner at 7pm.] 9. Mimi husoma saa moja na nusu usiku.[I study at 7:30pm.] |
10. Mimi hulala saa nne usiku.[I go to sleep at 10pm.]
11. Wanafunzi husoma Kiswahili kila siku.[Students read/study Kiswahili every day.]
12. Yeye huzungumza sana.[He/She talks a lot.]
13. Mwalimu hufundisha saa tatu asubuhi.[The teacher teaches at 9am.]
14. Yeye huimba kila saa.[He/She sings every hour.]
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