Tenses Flashcards
Present tense
-ya-
Negative
Andi-
Today I am teaching learners
Namhlanje ndiyafundisa abantwana
Future
Tomorrow I am going to teach learners
Ngomsa ndi kufundisa abantwana
Past
Yesterday I thought learners
Izolo ndifundise abantwana
Present
We are playing
Si-ya-dlala
Siyadlala
Present
We are playing cricket
Sidlala iqakambe
Present negative
We are not playing
Asidlala
Future
Nomsa will make coffee
UNomsa uza kwenza ikofu
Future
Nomsa will not make coffee
UNomsa akazi kwenza kofu
Future
The man will build a house
Indoda iza kwakha indlu
Future
The man will not build a house
Indoda ayizi kwakha ndlu
Past
I have washed
Ndihlambile
Past
I have washed the car
NdiHlambe imoto
Past negative
I have not washed the car
Andihlambanga moto
Present
Today I am speaking to friends
Namhlanje ndiyathetha nabahlobo
Present negative
Today I am not speaking to friends
Namhlanje andithethi nabahlobo
Future
Tomorrow I an going to speak with friends
Ngomso ndiza kuthetha nabahlobo
Future negative
Tomorrow I am not going to speak to friends
Ngomso andizi kuthetha nabahlobo
Past
Yesterday I spoke to friends
Izolo ndithhethe nabahlobo
Past negative
Yesterday I didn’t speak with friends
Izolo andithethanga nabahlobo
Present
Today we are singing
Namhlanje siyacula
Present negative
Today we are not singing
Namhlanje asiculi
Past
Yesterday we sang
Izolo siculile
Past negative
yesterday we did not sing
Izolo asiculanga
Future
Tomorrow we are going to sing
Ngomso siza kucula
Future negative
Tomorrow we are going to sing
Ngomso asizi kucula
Today you all re working
Namhlanje niyasebenza
Today you all are not working
Namhlanje anisebenzi
Yesterday you all worked
Izolo nisebenzile
Yesterday you all did not work
Izolo anisebenzaga
Tomorrow we are going to work
Ngomso siza kusebenza
Tomorrow we are not going to work
Ngomso asiz kusebenza
Today I am running
Namhlanje ndiyabaleka
Today I am not running
Namhlanje andibaleki
Yesterday I ran
Izolo ndibbalekile
Yesterday I did not run
Izolo andibalekanga
Tomorrow I am going to run
Ngomso ndiza kubaleka
Tomorrow I am not going to run
Ngomso andizi kubaleka