simple PAST tense drill : Affirmative & negative Flashcards
I ate
Nilikula
I came home
Nilikuja nyumbani
I read the book
Nilikisoma kitabu
–> add the “ki” (object infux) since there is an object (kitabu)
I visited them
Niliwatembelea
I did not eat
Sikula
I did not visit them
Sikuwatembelea
I did not clean
sikusafisha
I was not here
sikuwa hapa
–> the “wa” at the end of “siku” turns the word into “I wasn’t”
you washed the baby
Ulimsafisha mtoto
–> “m” is added due to the object/subject , baby
you arrived last night
Ulifikia jana usiku
you ate
Ulikula
you read the book
Ulikisoma kitabu
you did not clean the house
hukuisafisha nyumbani
–> “i” is for the object , house
you did not play
hukucheza
you did not come early
hukuja mapema
you did not understand
hukuelewa
he arrived on time
Alifika kwa wakati
–> kwa for on , wakati for time
she bought the house
aliinuna nyumba
she did not understand the book
hakukielewa kitabu
he didn’t like her
hakumpenda
–> “m” for her
she didn’t visit us
hakututembelea
he did not see the car
hakuiona gari
