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The past tense As with all the other tense formations, the past tense is formed with a combination of the subject pronoun, the root stem and a consistent ending that signals that it’s a past tense form. | The past tense As with all the other tense formations, the past tense is formed with a combination of the subject pronoun, the root stem and a consistent ending that signals that it’s a past tense form. | ||
To create the past tense of kozala, first drop the ‘ko-’ from the infinitive form and replace it with the appropriate subject pronoun – again, na-, o-, a-, to-, bo-, ba-, e- – and then add ‘-ki’ to the end of the infinitive root. | To create the past tense of kozala, first drop the ‘ko-’ from the infinitive form and replace it with the appropriate subject pronoun – again, na-, o-, a-, to-, bo-, ba-, e- – and then add ‘-ki’ to the end of the infinitive root. | ||
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==Source== | ==Source== | ||
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf | https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-Future-Tense-To-Be|The Future Tense To Be]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Prepositions|Prepositions]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Subject-pronouns|Subject pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Questions|Questions]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Irregular-verbs-–-koya-–-to-come|Irregular verbs – koya – to come]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Past-progressive-tense|Past progressive tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-subjunctive|The subjunctive]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Plural-forms|Plural forms]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Nouns|Nouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Verb-To-Have-and-To-Be|Verb To Have and To Be]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Simple-present-tense|Simple present tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Irregular-verbs-–-kokende-–-to-go|Irregular verbs – kokende – to go]] | |||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-Imperative-Mood|The Imperative Mood]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:50, 27 March 2023
The Past Tense: To Be – Learn the Lingala Language
The past tense As with all the other tense formations, the past tense is formed with a combination of the subject pronoun, the root stem and a consistent ending that signals that it’s a past tense form.
To create the past tense of kozala, first drop the ‘ko-’ from the infinitive form and replace it with the appropriate subject pronoun – again, na-, o-, a-, to-, bo-, ba-, e- – and then add ‘-ki’ to the end of the infinitive root.
| Lingala | English | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| na+zala+ki | nazalaki | (nah-ZAH-lah-kee) | I was |
| o+zala+ki | ozalaki | (oh-ZAH-lah-kee) | you were |
| a+zala+ki | azalaki | (ah-ZAH-lah-kee) | he/she was |
| to+zala+ki | tozalaki | (toh-ZAH-lah-kee) | we were |
| bo+zala+ki | bozalaki | (boh-ZAH-lah-kee) | you were (plural) |
| ba+zala+ki | bazalaki | (bah-ZAH-lah-kee) | they were |
| e+zala+ki | ezalaki | (eh-ZAH-lah-kee) | it was |
Somewhat confusingly, Lingala uses the same word for yesterday and tomorrow – lobi (LOH-bee) – so it is important to listen for (or look for, if you’re reading) the distinctive ‘kee’ sound at the end of every past tense verb form.
Source[edit | edit source]
https://lobalingala.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/23042014-loba-lingala.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- The Future Tense To Be
- Prepositions
- Subject pronouns
- Questions
- Irregular verbs – koya – to come
- Adjectives
- Past progressive tense
- The subjunctive
- Plural forms
- Nouns
- Verb To Have and To Be
- Simple present tense
- Irregular verbs – kokende – to go
- The Imperative Mood