| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kobwakela | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nabwakeli | tobwakeli |
| obwakeli | bobwakeli |
| abwakeli | babwakeli |
| ebwakeli | ebwakeli Archaic: ibwakeli |
| Present | |
| nazali kobwakela | tozali kobwakela |
| ozali kobwakela | bozali kobwakela |
| azali kobwakela | bazali kobwakela |
| ezali kobwakela | ezali kobwakela Archaic: izali kobwakela |
| Future | |
| nakobwakela | tokobwakela |
| okobwakela | bokobwakela |
| akobwakela | bakobwakela |
| ekobwakela | ekobwakela Archaic: ikobwakela |
| Past | |
| nabwakelaki | tobwakelaki |
| obwakelaki | bobwakelaki |
| abwakelaki | babwakelaki |
| ebwakelaki | ebwakelaki Archaic: ibwakelaki |
| Distant Past | |
| nabwakelá | tobwakelá |
| obwakelá | bobwakelá |
| abwakelá | babwakelá |
| ebwakelá | ebwakelá Archaic: ibwakelá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nabwakelaka | tobwakelaka |
| obwakelaka | bobwakelaka |
| abwakelaka | babwakelaka |
| ebwakelaka | ebwakelaka Archaic: ibwakelaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nabwakela | tobwakela |
| obwakela | bobwakela |
| abwakela | babwakela |
| ebwakela | ebwakela Archaic: ibwakela |
| Imperative | |
| bwakelá | tóbwakela |
| bóbwakela | |
| bábwakela | |