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<div | <div style="font-size:300%;"> THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE OF FULL VERBS</div> | ||
Full verbs are very different to the verb "to be", the good news is that they are easy to conjugate as well. They all use the suffix "ka" when conjugated. | Full verbs are very different to the verb "to be", the good news is that they are easy to conjugate as well. They all use the suffix "ka" when conjugated. | ||
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*Bino > Bo/You(plural) | *Bino > Bo/You(plural) | ||
*Bango> Ba/They | *Bango> Ba/They | ||
In the infinitive form every lingala verb has got the prefix "ko". To conjugate a full verb in the simple present tense, we replace it with the corresponding pronoun and add the suffix "ka" to the steem of the verb on the right. | In the infinitive form every lingala verb has got the prefix "ko". To conjugate a full verb in the simple present tense, we replace it with the corresponding pronoun and add the suffix "ka" to the steem of the verb on the right. | ||
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*Kobenga (Call). | *Kobenga (Call). | ||
== | ==Related Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Create-your-first-simple-sentences-in-the-affirmative|Create your first simple sentences in the affirmative]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Create-your-first-simple-sentences-in-the-affirmative|Create your first simple sentences in the affirmative]] | ||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-present-tense-To-be|The present tense To be]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-present-tense-To-be|The present tense To be]] | ||
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* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-Imperative-Mood|The Imperative Mood]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/The-Imperative-Mood|The Imperative Mood]] | ||
* [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Present-progressive-tense|Present progressive tense]] | * [[Language/Lingala/Grammar/Present-progressive-tense|Present progressive tense]] | ||