See also past | past perfect recent | past perfect remote | past historical | past continuous remote
| Positive | Negative |
|---|---|
| PAST CONTINUOUS RECENT I WAS | |
|
be----- eg bengihamba |
be--nga----i eg bengingahambi |
| Used with the present verb form | |
| Bengigijima |
Bengingagijimi Bebengaqedanga |
| For subject concords beginning with vowels | |
|
Ubugijima Amanzi abegijima Inja ibigijima Imifula ibigeleza |
Ubungagijimi Abengagijimi Ibingagijimi Ibingagelaza |
| For locatives include -s- | |
| Bengisekhaya, mnumzane | Ibisenjaladini |
| Expressing I was there | |
|
Bengikhona Ubekhona |
Bengingekho Ubengekho |
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