simple PAST tense drill : Affirmative & negative Flashcards
1
Q
I ate
A
Nilikula
2
Q
I came home
A
Nilikuja nyumbani
3
Q
I read the book
A
Nilikisoma kitabu
–> add the “ki” (object infux) since there is an object (kitabu)
4
Q
I visited them
A
Niliwatembelea
5
Q
I did not eat
A
Sikula
6
Q
I did not visit them
A
Sikuwatembelea
7
Q
I did not clean
A
sikusafisha
8
Q
I was not here
A
sikuwa hapa
–> the “wa” at the end of “siku” turns the word into “I wasn’t”
9
Q
you washed the baby
A
Ulimsafisha mtoto
–> “m” is added due to the object/subject , baby
10
Q
you arrived last night
A
Ulifikia jana usiku
11
Q
you ate
A
Ulikula
12
Q
you read the book
A
Ulikisoma kitabu
13
Q
you did not clean the house
A
hukuisafisha nyumbani
–> “i” is for the object , house
14
Q
you did not play
A
hukucheza
15
Q
you did not come early
A
hukuja mapema
