| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kolimwa | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nalimwi | tolimwi |
| olimwi | bolimwi |
| alimwi | balimwi |
| elimwi | elimwi Archaic: ilimwi |
| Present | |
| nazali kolimwa | tozali kolimwa |
| ozali kolimwa | bozali kolimwa |
| azali kolimwa | bazali kolimwa |
| ezali kolimwa | ezali kolimwa Archaic: izali kolimwa |
| Future | |
| nakolimwa | tokolimwa |
| okolimwa | bokolimwa |
| akolimwa | bakolimwa |
| ekolimwa | ekolimwa Archaic: ikolimwa |
| Past | |
| nalimwaki | tolimwaki |
| olimwaki | bolimwaki |
| alimwaki | balimwaki |
| elimwaki | elimwaki Archaic: ilimwaki |
| Distant Past | |
| nalimwá | tolimwá |
| olimwá | bolimwá |
| alimwá | balimwá |
| elimwá | elimwá Archaic: ilimwá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nalimwaka | tolimwaka |
| olimwaka | bolimwaka |
| alimwaka | balimwaka |
| elimwaka | elimwaka Archaic: ilimwaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nalimwa | tolimwa |
| olimwa | bolimwa |
| alimwa | balimwa |
| elimwa | elimwa Archaic: ilimwa |
| Imperative | |
| limwá | tólimwa |
| bólimwa | |
| bálimwa | |