Verb Tenses

Question 1

Wakati Uliopita
-Li-

Answer 1

past tense

Question 2

Wakati Uliopo
-Na-

Answer 2

Present Tense

Question 3

Wakati Ujao
-Ta-

Answer 3

Future Tense

Question 4

Wakati wa Mazoea
Huwa

Answer 4

Habitual (Reoccurring) Tense

Question 5

Wakati Uliopo Hali Timilifu
-Me-

Answer 5

Present Perfect

Question 6

Swahili Verb Construction S-T-R-O-V-A-E

Swahili verbs are always “constructed”-they are built, piece by piece, according to a permanent
design. There are seven basic building blocks that can be used to construct a Swahili verb depending
on the context. They are:

S: Subject Prefix

T: Tense Marker Prefix

R: Relative Object prefix

O: Direct Object prefix

V: Verb Root

A: Action statement suffix

E: Verb End

Answer 6

Swahili Verb Construction S-T-R-O-V-A-E

Swahili verbs are always “constructed”-they are built, piece by piece, according to a permanent
design. There are seven basic building blocks that can be used to construct a Swahili verb depending
on the context. They are:

S: Subject Prefix

T: Tense Marker Prefix

R: Relative Object prefix

O: Direct Object prefix

V: Verb Root

A: Action statement suffix

E: Verb End