PRESENT TENSE AND PAST TENSE(2)

English - Swahili

cook - pika

run - kimbia

hide - ficha

get - pata

borrow - azima

meet - kutana

greet – salimia

help – saidia

send – tuma

play – cheza

pray - sali

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For present tense we start a word with nina- before a verb.

For past tense we start a word with nili- before a verb.

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I am cooking - Ninapika

I cooked - Nilipika

I am running - Ninapika

I ran - Nilipika

I am hiding - Ninapika

I hid - Nilipika.

EXERCISE

I am walking - ……………………………………………

I walked – ……………………………………………

I am smiling - ……………………………………………

I smiled - ………………………………………………

I am writing - ……………………………………………

I wrote - ……………………………………………

I am coming - ……………………………………………

I came - ………………………………………………

I am getting - …………………………………………

I got – ………………………………………………

I am borrowing - ………………………………………

I borrowed – ……………………………………………

I am meeting - ……………………………………

I met – …………………………………………………

I am greeting - ………………………………………

I greeted – ………………………………………………

I am sending - ………………………………………

I sent – …………………………………………………

I am playing - ………………………………………

I played – ………………………………………………