| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kokata nkingo | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nakati nkingo | tokati nkingo |
| okati nkingo | bokati nkingo |
| akati nkingo | bakati nkingo |
| ekati nkingo | ekati nkingo Archaic: ikati nkingo |
| Present | |
| nazali kokata nkingo | tozali kokata nkingo |
| ozali kokata nkingo | bozali kokata nkingo |
| azali kokata nkingo | bazali kokata nkingo |
| ezali kokata nkingo | ezali kokata nkingo Archaic: izali kokata nkingo |
| Future | |
| nakokata nkingo | tokokata nkingo |
| okokata nkingo | bokokata nkingo |
| akokata nkingo | bakokata nkingo |
| ekokata nkingo | ekokata nkingo Archaic: ikokata nkingo |
| Past | |
| nakataki nkingo | tokataki nkingo |
| okataki nkingo | bokataki nkingo |
| akataki nkingo | bakataki nkingo |
| ekataki nkingo | ekataki nkingo Archaic: ikataki nkingo |
| Distant Past | |
| nakatá nkingo | tokatá nkingo |
| okatá nkingo | bokatá nkingo |
| akatá nkingo | bakatá nkingo |
| ekatá nkingo | ekatá nkingo Archaic: ikatá nkingo |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nakataka nkingo | tokataka nkingo |
| okataka nkingo | bokataka nkingo |
| akataka nkingo | bakataka nkingo |
| ekataka nkingo | ekataka nkingo Archaic: ikataka nkingo |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nakata nkingo | tokata nkingo |
| okata nkingo | bokata nkingo |
| akata nkingo | bakata nkingo |
| ekata nkingo | ekata nkingo Archaic: ikata nkingo |
| Imperative | |
| katá nkingo | tókata nkingo |
| bókata nkingo | |
| bákata nkingo | |