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The following is a list of commonly used Regular Verbs and three of their tense forms:
present past future
dira do or work dirile did tlaa dira will do or work
bala read badile read tlaa bala will read
kwala write kwadile wrote tlaa kwala will write
rata love or like ratile- loved or liked tlaa rata-will love or write
ruta teach rutile taught tlaa ruto will love or like
tsamaya walk tsamaile walked tlaa tsamaya will walk
itse know itsile knew tlaa itse- will know
tla come tsile came tlaa tla will come
re say rile said tlaa re will say
ya go ile went tlaa ya will go
lere bring lerile brought tlaa lere will bring
batla want batlile wanted tlaa batla will want
bua speak buile spoke tlaa bua will speak
Some verbs, however, are Irregular because they form the PAST TENSE in a different way. Note the following common verbs:
present past future
botsa ask boditse asked tlaa botsa will ask
ema stand eme stood tlaa ema will stand
nna sit nntse sat tlaanna will sit
bona see bonye saw tlaa bona will see
tulwa hear/understand utlwa heard/understood tlaa tulwa will hear or understand
ja eat jele ate tlaa ja will eat
bula open butse opened tlaa bula will open
tswala close tswetse closed tlaa tswala will close
tsena come in/enter tsenye entered tlaa tsena will enter
tswa go out dule went out tlaa tswa will go out
tsaya take tsere took tlaa tsaya will take
nwa drink nole drank tlaa nwa will drink