See also past perfect recent | past perfect remote | past historical | past continuous recent | past continuous remote
| Positive | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
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PAST I ... AT THE
TIME Long form |
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---ile eg uhambile |
a----anga eg akahambanga | |
| Used when nothing follows verb | ||
| Uhambile | Akahambanga | |
| Used with interrogative na? | ||
| Umbonile na? | ||
| Used when object concord is used with verb | ||
| Umbonile na? | Angimbonanga | |
| Used when verb is followed by noun referring to the subject concord | ||
| Uhambile ubaba | ||
| Used when verb is followed by noun referring to person addressed | ||
| Uhambile baba? | ||
| Sometimes used in speech for emphasis when there is a definite noun object | ||
|
Ngimbonile umfana Ngiluthengile ubisi |
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| Short form | ||
| ommiting -il- eg ngihambe | ||
| Used mostly when another part of speech follows the verb | ||
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Udle amansi Uhambe indlela ende |
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8 August 2002