LEARN ENGLISH BY YOURSELF: VERB FORMAT & CHART OF TENSES
If you want to learn English by your self without a teacher, just concentrate to the following table and you will learn English language. See the table bellow:
VERBS FORMAT
| SN | SWAHILI | PRESENT | CONTINUING | SIMPLE PAST | PAST PARTICIPLE |
| ADHIBU | Punish | Punishing | Punished | Punished | |
| ANGUKA | Fall | Falling | Fell | Fallen | |
| ANZA | Begin | Beginning | Began | Begun | |
| CHIMBA | Dig | Digging | Dug | Dug | |
| DAKA | Catch | Catching | Caught | Caught | |
| FANYA KAZI | Work | Working | Worked | Worked | |
| FICHA | Hid | Hiding | Hid | Hidden | |
| FUATA | Follow | Following | Followed | Followed | |
| GUNDISHA | Bind | Binding | Bound | Bound | |
| JIFUNZE | Learn | Learning | Learned/Learnt | Learned/Learnt | |
| KIMBIA | Run | Running | Ran | Run | |
| KUA | Grow | Growing | Grew | Grown | |
| KULA | Eat | Eating | Ate | Eaten | |
| KUMBUKA | Remember | Remembering | Remembered | Remembered | |
| KUNYWA | Drink | Drinking | Drank | Drank | |
| LALA | Sleep | Sleeping | Slept | Slept | |
| LAZA/LALA | Lie | Lying | Lay | Lain | |
| MALIZA | Finish | Finishing | Finished | Finished | |
| NG’ATA | Bite | Biting | Bit | Bitten | |
| NUNUA | Buy | Buying | Brought | Brought | |
| OKOA | Save/Rescue | Saving/Rescuing | Saved/Rescued | Saved/Rescued | |
| ONA | See | Seeing | Saw | Seen | |
| PATA | Get | Getting | Got | Got | |
| PENDA | Love | Loving | Loved | Loved | |
| PIGANA | Fight | Fighting | Fought | Fought | |
| POKEA | Receive | Receiving | Received | Received | |
| SAHAU | Forget | Forgetting | Forgot | Forgotten | |
| SEMA UONGO | Lie | Lying | Lied | Lied | |
| SIKIA | Hear | Hearing | Heard | Heard | |
| SOGEA/SOGEZA | Move | Moving | Moved | Moved | |
| TAFUTA | Find | finding | Found | Found | |
| TEMBEA | Walk | Walking | Walked | Walked | |
| VUNJA | Break | Breaking | Broke | Broken | |
| ZUNGUSHA | Ring | Ringing | Rang | Rung | |
LEARN ENGLISH BY YOURSELF: VERB FORMAT & CHART OF TENSES
| SWAHILI | PRESENT | CONTINUING | SIMPLE PAST | PAST PARTICIPLE | |
| AMKA | Wake | Waking | Woke/Waked | Woken/Waked | |
| APA | Swear | Swearing | Swore | Sworn | |
| BAMIZA | Bang | Banging | Banged | Banged | |
| BEMBEA | Swing | Swinging | Swung | Swung | |
| CHAGUA | Choose | Choosing | Chose | Chosen | |
| CHANA | Tear | Tearing | Tore | Torn | |
| CHOMOZA | Rise | Rising | Rose | Risen | |
| CHORA | Draw | Drawing | Drew | Drawn | |
| ELEWA | Understand | Understanding | Understood | Understood | |
| FAGIA | Sweep | Sweeping | Swept | Swept | |
| FAIDI | Benefit | Benefiting | Benefited | Benefited | |
| FANYA | Make | Making | Made | Made | |
| FANYA | Do | Doing | Did | Done | |
| FIKIRI | Think | Thinking | Thought | Thought | |
| FUNDISHA | Teach | Teaching | Taught | Taught | |
| GOMA | Strike | Striking | Struck | Struck | |
| HISI | Feel | Feeling | Felt | Felt | |
| HITAJI | Need | Needing | Needed | Needed | |
| IMBA | Sing | Singing | Sang | Sung | |
| KAA | Sit | Sitting | Sat | Sat | |
| KOPA | Borrow | Borrowing | Borrowed | Borrowed | |
| KUNJA | Bend | Bending | Bend | Bent | |
| KUPESHA | Lend | Lending | Lent | Lent | |
| KUTANA | Meet | Meeting | Met | Met | |
| KWAMA | Stack | Stacking | Stuck | Stuck | |
| LIA | Weep | Weeping | Wept | Wept | |
| LISHA | Feed | Feeding | Fed | Fed | |
| MAANISHA | Mean | Meaning | Meant | Meant | |
| MWAGA DAMU | Bleed | Bleeding | Bled | Bled | |
| NG’AA | Shine | Shining | Shone | Shone | |
| NJOO | Come | Coming | Came | Come | |
| ONDOKA | Leave | Leaving | Left | Left | |
| ONGOZA | Lead | Leading | Lead | Lead | |
| PIGA | Beat | Beating | Beat | Beaten | |
| POTEZA | Lose | Losing | Lost | Lost | |
| SHIKA/SHIKILIA | Hold | Holding | Held | Held | |
| SHINDA | Win | Winning | Won | Won | |
| TABASAMU | Smile | Smiling | Smiled | Smiled | |
| TAFITI | Research | Researching | Besought | Besought | |
| TUPA | Throw | Throwing | Threw | Thrown | |
| VUMA | Blow | Blowing | Blew | Blown | |
| WASHA | Light | Lighting | Lit/Lighted | Lit/Lighted | |
| ZAA/ZALIWA | Bear | Bearing | Bore | Born | |
| SWAHILI | PRESENT | CONTINUING | SIMPLE PAST | PAST PARTICIPLE | |
| AMKA | Wake | Waking | Woke/waked | Woken/waked | |
| ANGUKA | Fall | Falling | Fell | Fallen | |
| ANZA | Start | Starting | Started | Started | |
| APA | Swear | Swearing | Swore | Sworn | |
| BAMIZA | Bang | Banging | Banged | Banged | |
| BEMBEA | Swing | Swinging | Swung | Swung | |
| CHANA | Tear | Tearing | Tore | Torn | |
| CHEKA | Laugh | Laughing | Laughed | Laughed | |
| ELEWA | Understand | Understanding | Understood | Understood | |
| ENDESHA | Drive | Driving | Drove | Driven | |
| FAGIA | Sweep | Sweeping | Swept | Swept | |
| FAIDI | Benefit | Benefiting | Benefiting | Benefiting | |
| FANYA | Make | Making | Made | Made | |
| FIKIRI | Think | Thinking | Thought | Thought | |
| GHARAMIA | Cost | Costing | Costed | Costed | |
| GOMA | Strike | Striking | Struck | Struck | |
| HITAJI | Need | Needing | Needed | Needed | |
| IMBA | Sing | Singing | Sang | Sung | |
| ISHI/KAA | Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt | Dwelt | |
| JENGA | Build | Building | Built | Built | |
| KAA | Sit | Sitting | Sat | Sat | |
| KUNJA | Bend | Bending | Bent | Bent | |
| KUTANA | Meet | Meeting | Met | Met | |
| KWAMA | Stick | Sticking | Stuck | Stuck | |
| LIA | Weep | Weeping | Wept | Wept | |
| MAANISHA | Mean | Meaning | Meant | Meant | |
| MALIZA | Complete | Completing | Completed | Completed | |
| MWAGA DAMU | Bleed | Bleeding | Bled | Bled | |
| MWISHO/ISHIA | End | Ending | Ended | Ended | |
| ONGEA | Speak | Speaking | Spoke | Spoken | |
| PAA/RUKA | Fly | Flying | Flew | Flown | |
| PASUA | Burst | Bursting | Burst | Burst | |
| PIGA | Beat | Beating | Beat | Beaten | |
| SHINDA | Win | Winning | Won | Won | |
| SHUKURU | Thank | Thanking | Thanked | Thanked | |
| TABASAMU | Smile | Smiling | Smiled | Smiled | |
| TAFITI | Research | Researching | Besought | Besought | |
| TAMBAA | Creep | Creeping | Crept | Crept | |
| TAWANYA | Spread | Spreading | Spread | Spread | |
| TUMIA | Spend | Spending | Spent | Spent | |
| TUPA | Throw | Throwing | Threw | Thrown | |
| UNGUZA/CHOMA | Burn | Burning | Burned/Burnt | Burned/Burnt | |
| VUMA | Blow | Blowing | Blew | Blown | |
LEARN ENGLISH BY YOURSELF: VERB FORMAT & CHART OF TENSES
| SWAHILI | PRESENT | CONTINUING | SIMPLE PAST | PAST PARTICIPLE | |
| ACHA | Let | Letting | Let | Let | |
| AMBIA | Tell | Telling | Told | Told | |
| ANDIKA | Write | Writing | Wrote | Written | |
| CHAGUA | Choose | Choosing | Chose | Chosen | |
| CHEKA | Laugh | Laughing | Laughed | Laughed | |
| CHORA | Draw | Drawing | Drew | Drawn | |
| ENDESHA | Drive | Driving | Drove | Driven | |
| FANYA | Do | Doing | Did | Done | |
| FUNDISHA | Teach | Teaching | Taught | Taught | |
| GONGA | Hit | Hitting | Hit | Hit | |
| HISI | Feel | Feeling | Felt | Felt | |
| IBA | Steal | Stealing | Stole | Stolen | |
| ISHI/KAA | Dwell | Dwelt | Dwelt | Dwelt | |
| JUA | Know | Knowing | Knew | Know | |
| KATAZA | Forbid | Forbidding | Forbade | Forbidden | |
| KOPA | Borrow | Borrowing | Borrowed | Borrowed | |
| KOPESHA | Lend | Lending | Lent | Lent | |
| LISHA | Feed | Feeding | Fed | Fed | |
| NENDA | Go | Going | Went | Gone | |
| NG’AA | Shine | Shining | Shone | Shone | |
| NING’INIA | Hang | Hanging | Hanged/Hung | Hanged/Hung | |
| ONDOKA | Leave | Leaving | Left | Left | |
| ONGEA | Speak | Speaking | Spoke | Spoken | |
| ONGOZA | Lead | Leading | Led | Led | |
| ONYESHA | Show | Showing | Showed | Showed/Shown | |
| PIGA GOTI | Kneel | Kneeling | Knelt | Knelt | |
| POTEZA | Lose | Losing | Lost | Lost | |
| SAGA | Grind | Grinding | Ground | Ground | |
| SAMEHE | Forgive | Forgiving | Forgave | Forgiven | |
| SIKIA | Hear | Hearing | Heard | Heard | |
| TAMBAA | Creep | Creeping | Crept | Crept | |
| TEMA MATE | Spit | Spitting | Spat | Spat | |
| UMIZA | Hurt | Hurting | Hurt | Hurt | |
| WASHA | Light | Lighting | Lit/lighted | Lit/lighted | |
| WEKA | Put | Putting | Put | Put | |
| ZAA/ZALIWA | Bear | Bearing | Bore | Borne/Born | |
CHART OF TENSES
| SIMPLE PAST – YESTERDAY | SIMPLE PRESENT – TODAY | SIMPLE FUTURE – TOMORROW |
| – I spoke good English
– You drove a car – He/she/it broke my stick – We learnt History – They ate oranges |
– I speak good English – You drive a car – He/she/it breaks my stick – We learn History – They eat oranges |
– I shall speak good English
– You will drive a car – He/she/it will break my stick – We shall learn History – They will eat oranges
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| NIME……/PAST PERFECT | NIME…. / PRESENT PERFECT | NITAKUWA NIME /FUTURE PERFECT |
| – I had spoken good English
– You had driven a car – He/she/it had broken my stick – We had learnt History – They had eaten oranges |
– I have spoken good English
– You have driven a car – He/she/it has broken my stick – We have learnt History – They have eaten oranges |
– I shall have spoken good English
– You will have driven a car – He/she/it will broken my stick – We shall have learnt History – They will have eaten oranges
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| NILIKUWA NIKI /
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS |
NIMEKUWA NIKI /
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS |
NITAKUWA NIME /
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS |
| – I had been speaking good English
– You had been driving a car – He/she/it had been breaking my stick – We had been learning History – They had been eating oranges |
– I have been speaking good English
– You have been driving a car – He/she/it has been breaking my stick – We have been learning History – They have been eating oranges |
– I will have been speaking good English
– You will have been driving a car – He/she/it will been breaking my stick – We will have been learning History – They will have been eating oranges
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| NILIKUWA NIKI /
PAST CONTINUOUS |
NINA /
PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
NITAKUWA NINA /
FUTURE CONTINUOUS |
| – I was speaking good English
– You were driving a car – He/she/it was breaking my stick – We were learning History – They were eating oranges |
– I am speaking good English
– You are driving a car – He/she/it is breaking my stick – We are learning History – They are eating oranges |
– I shall be speaking good English – You will be driving a car – He/she/it will be breaking my stick – We will be learning History – They will be eating oranges
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