| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kolɛmbisa nzoto | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nalɛmbisi nzoto | tolɛmbisi nzoto |
| olɛmbisi nzoto | bolɛmbisi nzoto |
| alɛmbisi nzoto | balɛmbisi nzoto |
| elɛmbisi nzoto | elɛmbisi nzoto Archaic: ilɛmbisi nzoto |
| Present | |
| nazali kolɛmbisa nzoto | tozali kolɛmbisa nzoto |
| ozali kolɛmbisa nzoto | bozali kolɛmbisa nzoto |
| azali kolɛmbisa nzoto | bazali kolɛmbisa nzoto |
| ezali kolɛmbisa nzoto | ezali kolɛmbisa nzoto Archaic: izali kolɛmbisa nzoto |
| Future | |
| nakolɛmbisa nzoto | tokolɛmbisa nzoto |
| okolɛmbisa nzoto | bokolɛmbisa nzoto |
| akolɛmbisa nzoto | bakolɛmbisa nzoto |
| ekolɛmbisa nzoto | ekolɛmbisa nzoto Archaic: ikolɛmbisa nzoto |
| Past | |
| nalɛmbisaki nzoto | tolɛmbisaki nzoto |
| olɛmbisaki nzoto | bolɛmbisaki nzoto |
| alɛmbisaki nzoto | balɛmbisaki nzoto |
| elɛmbisaki nzoto | elɛmbisaki nzoto Archaic: ilɛmbisaki nzoto |
| Distant Past | |
| nalɛmbisá nzoto | tolɛmbisá nzoto |
| olɛmbisá nzoto | bolɛmbisá nzoto |
| alɛmbisá nzoto | balɛmbisá nzoto |
| elɛmbisá nzoto | elɛmbisá nzoto Archaic: ilɛmbisá nzoto |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nalɛmbisaka nzoto | tolɛmbisaka nzoto |
| olɛmbisaka nzoto | bolɛmbisaka nzoto |
| alɛmbisaka nzoto | balɛmbisaka nzoto |
| elɛmbisaka nzoto | elɛmbisaka nzoto Archaic: ilɛmbisaka nzoto |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nalɛmbisa nzoto | tolɛmbisa nzoto |
| olɛmbisa nzoto | bolɛmbisa nzoto |
| alɛmbisa nzoto | balɛmbisa nzoto |
| elɛmbisa nzoto | elɛmbisa nzoto Archaic: ilɛmbisa nzoto |
| Imperative | |
| lɛmbisá nzoto | tólɛmbisa nzoto |
| bólɛmbisa nzoto | |
| bálɛmbisa nzoto | |