| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kokwela | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nakweli | tokweli |
| okweli | bokweli |
| akweli | bakweli |
| ekweli | ekweli Archaic: ikweli |
| Present | |
| nazali kokwela | tozali kokwela |
| ozali kokwela | bozali kokwela |
| azali kokwela | bazali kokwela |
| ezali kokwela | ezali kokwela Archaic: izali kokwela |
| Future | |
| nakokwela | tokokwela |
| okokwela | bokokwela |
| akokwela | bakokwela |
| ekokwela | ekokwela Archaic: ikokwela |
| Past | |
| nakwelaki | tokwelaki |
| okwelaki | bokwelaki |
| akwelaki | bakwelaki |
| ekwelaki | ekwelaki Archaic: ikwelaki |
| Distant Past | |
| nakwelá | tokwelá |
| okwelá | bokwelá |
| akwelá | bakwelá |
| ekwelá | ekwelá Archaic: ikwelá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nakwelaka | tokwelaka |
| okwelaka | bokwelaka |
| akwelaka | bakwelaka |
| ekwelaka | ekwelaka Archaic: ikwelaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nakwela | tokwela |
| okwela | bokwela |
| akwela | bakwela |
| ekwela | ekwela Archaic: ikwela |
| Imperative | |
| kwelá | tókwela |
| bókwela | |
| bákwela | |