| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kobutwa | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nabutwi | tobutwi |
| obutwi | bobutwi |
| abutwi | babutwi |
| ebutwi | ebutwi Archaic: ibutwi |
| Present | |
| nazali kobutwa | tozali kobutwa |
| ozali kobutwa | bozali kobutwa |
| azali kobutwa | bazali kobutwa |
| ezali kobutwa | ezali kobutwa Archaic: izali kobutwa |
| Future | |
| nakobutwa | tokobutwa |
| okobutwa | bokobutwa |
| akobutwa | bakobutwa |
| ekobutwa | ekobutwa Archaic: ikobutwa |
| Past | |
| nabutwaki | tobutwaki |
| obutwaki | bobutwaki |
| abutwaki | babutwaki |
| ebutwaki | ebutwaki Archaic: ibutwaki |
| Distant Past | |
| nabutwá | tobutwá |
| obutwá | bobutwá |
| abutwá | babutwá |
| ebutwá | ebutwá Archaic: ibutwá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nabutwaka | tobutwaka |
| obutwaka | bobutwaka |
| abutwaka | babutwaka |
| ebutwaka | ebutwaka Archaic: ibutwaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nabutwa | tobutwa |
| obutwa | bobutwa |
| abutwa | babutwa |
| ebutwa | ebutwa Archaic: ibutwa |
| Imperative | |
| butwá | tóbutwa |
| bóbutwa | |
| bábutwa | |