| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kokemba | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nakembi | tokembi |
| okembi | bokembi |
| akembi | bakembi |
| ekembi | ekembi Archaic: ikembi |
| Present | |
| nazali kokemba | tozali kokemba |
| ozali kokemba | bozali kokemba |
| azali kokemba | bazali kokemba |
| ezali kokemba | ezali kokemba Archaic: izali kokemba |
| Future | |
| nakokemba | tokokemba |
| okokemba | bokokemba |
| akokemba | bakokemba |
| ekokemba | ekokemba Archaic: ikokemba |
| Past | |
| nakembaki | tokembaki |
| okembaki | bokembaki |
| akembaki | bakembaki |
| ekembaki | ekembaki Archaic: ikembaki |
| Distant Past | |
| nakembá | tokembá |
| okembá | bokembá |
| akembá | bakembá |
| ekembá | ekembá Archaic: ikembá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nakembaka | tokembaka |
| okembaka | bokembaka |
| akembaka | bakembaka |
| ekembaka | ekembaka Archaic: ikembaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nakemba | tokemba |
| okemba | bokemba |
| akemba | bakemba |
| ekemba | ekemba Archaic: ikemba |
| Imperative | |
| kembá | tókemba |
| bókemba | |
| bákemba | |