PRESENT AFFIRMATIVE

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Mimi ni

​Wewe ni

Yeye ni 



​For inanimate nouns, simply use "ni" in the same fashion.



​PRESENT NEGATIVE



​Mimi si
​Wewe si
Yeye si
​

For inanimate nouns, simply use "si" in the same fashion.



​PAST AFFIRMATIVE



​Mimi nilikuwa

​Wewe ulikuwa
Yeye alikuwa

​

For inanimate nouns, use the appropriate subject prefix, followed by -likuwa.​



​PAST NEGATIVE


​Mimi sikuwa
​Wewe hukuwa
Yeye hakuwa
​
Note that we are still dropping the "ku" (because kuwa is a monosyllabic verb). The "ku" in the negation comes from changing li to ku.



For inanimate nouns, use "ha" followed by the appropriate subject prefix, followed by -kuwa.​





PRESENT PERFECT AFFIRMATIVE


​Mimi nimekuwa
​Wewe umekuwa
Yeye amekuwa
​
For inanimate nouns, use the appropriate subject prefix, followed by -mekuwa.​



​PRESENT PERFECT NEGATIVE


​Mimi sijawa
​Wewe hujawa
Yeye hajawa
​
Note that we are dropping the "ku" because kuwa is a monosyllabic verb. 

For inanimate nouns, use "ha" followed by the appropriate subject prefix, followed by -jawa.​



FUTURE AFFIRMATIVE


​Mimi nitakuwa
​Wewe utakuwa
Yeye atakuwa
​
For inanimate nouns, use the appropriate subject prefix, followed by -takuwa.​

FUTURE NEGATIVE

​Mimi sitakuwa
​Wewe hutakuwa
Yeye hatakuwa
​
Note that we do not drop the "ku" of monosyllabic verbs when negating in the future tense.

For inanimate nouns, use "ha" followed by the appropriate subject prefix, followed by -takuwa.​





















PRESENT AFFIRMATIVE

​
Mimi nina
​Wewe una
Yeye ana

​For inanimate nouns, use the appropriate subject prefix, followed by "na."

​PRESENT NEGATIVE

​Mimi sina
​Wewe huna
Yeye hana
​
For inanimate nouns, use "ha" followed by the appropriate subject prefix, followed by "na."



​PAST, PRESENT PERFECT, AND FUTURE TENSES



All other tenses follow the same format as "kuwa." Simply add "na" after the verbs above.



i.e. Miti haijawa... becomes Miti haijawa na...​



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