| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kosimba | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nasimbi | tosimbi |
| osimbi | bosimbi |
| asimbi | basimbi |
| esimbi | esimbi Archaic: isimbi |
| Present | |
| nazali kosimba | tozali kosimba |
| ozali kosimba | bozali kosimba |
| azali kosimba | bazali kosimba |
| ezali kosimba | ezali kosimba Archaic: izali kosimba |
| Future | |
| nakosimba | tokosimba |
| okosimba | bokosimba |
| akosimba | bakosimba |
| ekosimba | ekosimba Archaic: ikosimba |
| Past | |
| nasimbaki | tosimbaki |
| osimbaki | bosimbaki |
| asimbaki | basimbaki |
| esimbaki | esimbaki Archaic: isimbaki |
| Distant Past | |
| nasimbá | tosimbá |
| osimbá | bosimbá |
| asimbá | basimbá |
| esimbá | esimbá Archaic: isimbá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nasimbaka | tosimbaka |
| osimbaka | bosimbaka |
| asimbaka | basimbaka |
| esimbaka | esimbaka Archaic: isimbaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nasimba | tosimba |
| osimba | bosimba |
| asimba | basimba |
| esimba | esimba Archaic: isimba |
| Imperative | |
| simbá | tósimba |
| bósimba | |
| básimba | |