| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kobuka mbuma | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nabuki mbuma | tobuki mbuma |
| obuki mbuma | bobuki mbuma |
| abuki mbuma | babuki mbuma |
| ebuki mbuma | ebuki mbuma Archaic: ibuki mbuma |
| Present | |
| nazali kobuka mbuma | tozali kobuka mbuma |
| ozali kobuka mbuma | bozali kobuka mbuma |
| azali kobuka mbuma | bazali kobuka mbuma |
| ezali kobuka mbuma | ezali kobuka mbuma Archaic: izali kobuka mbuma |
| Future | |
| nakobuka mbuma | tokobuka mbuma |
| okobuka mbuma | bokobuka mbuma |
| akobuka mbuma | bakobuka mbuma |
| ekobuka mbuma | ekobuka mbuma Archaic: ikobuka mbuma |
| Past | |
| nabukaki mbuma | tobukaki mbuma |
| obukaki mbuma | bobukaki mbuma |
| abukaki mbuma | babukaki mbuma |
| ebukaki mbuma | ebukaki mbuma Archaic: ibukaki mbuma |
| Distant Past | |
| nabuká mbuma | tobuká mbuma |
| obuká mbuma | bobuká mbuma |
| abuká mbuma | babuká mbuma |
| ebuká mbuma | ebuká mbuma Archaic: ibuká mbuma |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nabukaka mbuma | tobukaka mbuma |
| obukaka mbuma | bobukaka mbuma |
| abukaka mbuma | babukaka mbuma |
| ebukaka mbuma | ebukaka mbuma Archaic: ibukaka mbuma |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nabuka mbuma | tobuka mbuma |
| obuka mbuma | bobuka mbuma |
| abuka mbuma | babuka mbuma |
| ebuka mbuma | ebuka mbuma Archaic: ibuka mbuma |
| Imperative | |
| buká mbuma | tóbuka mbuma |
| bóbuka mbuma | |
| bábuka mbuma | |