| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kotɔbɔla | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| natɔbɔli | totɔbɔli |
| otɔbɔli | botɔbɔli |
| atɔbɔli | batɔbɔli |
| etɔbɔli | etɔbɔli Archaic: itɔbɔli |
| Present | |
| nazali kotɔbɔla | tozali kotɔbɔla |
| ozali kotɔbɔla | bozali kotɔbɔla |
| azali kotɔbɔla | bazali kotɔbɔla |
| ezali kotɔbɔla | ezali kotɔbɔla Archaic: izali kotɔbɔla |
| Future | |
| nakotɔbɔla | tokotɔbɔla |
| okotɔbɔla | bokotɔbɔla |
| akotɔbɔla | bakotɔbɔla |
| ekotɔbɔla | ekotɔbɔla Archaic: ikotɔbɔla |
| Past | |
| natɔbɔlaki | totɔbɔlaki |
| otɔbɔlaki | botɔbɔlaki |
| atɔbɔlaki | batɔbɔlaki |
| etɔbɔlaki | etɔbɔlaki Archaic: itɔbɔlaki |
| Distant Past | |
| natɔbɔlá | totɔbɔlá |
| otɔbɔlá | botɔbɔlá |
| atɔbɔlá | batɔbɔlá |
| etɔbɔlá | etɔbɔlá Archaic: itɔbɔlá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| natɔbɔlaka | totɔbɔlaka |
| otɔbɔlaka | botɔbɔlaka |
| atɔbɔlaka | batɔbɔlaka |
| etɔbɔlaka | etɔbɔlaka Archaic: itɔbɔlaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| natɔbɔla | totɔbɔla |
| otɔbɔla | botɔbɔla |
| atɔbɔla | batɔbɔla |
| etɔbɔla | etɔbɔla Archaic: itɔbɔla |
| Imperative | |
| tɔbɔlá | tótɔbɔla |
| bótɔbɔla | |
| bátɔbɔla | |