| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kotɛma | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| natɛmi | totɛmi |
| otɛmi | botɛmi |
| atɛmi | batɛmi |
| etɛmi | etɛmi Archaic: itɛmi |
| Present | |
| nazali kotɛma | tozali kotɛma |
| ozali kotɛma | bozali kotɛma |
| azali kotɛma | bazali kotɛma |
| ezali kotɛma | ezali kotɛma Archaic: izali kotɛma |
| Future | |
| nakotɛma | tokotɛma |
| okotɛma | bokotɛma |
| akotɛma | bakotɛma |
| ekotɛma | ekotɛma Archaic: ikotɛma |
| Past | |
| natɛmaki | totɛmaki |
| otɛmaki | botɛmaki |
| atɛmaki | batɛmaki |
| etɛmaki | etɛmaki Archaic: itɛmaki |
| Distant Past | |
| natɛmá | totɛmá |
| otɛmá | botɛmá |
| atɛmá | batɛmá |
| etɛmá | etɛmá Archaic: itɛmá |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| natɛmaka | totɛmaka |
| otɛmaka | botɛmaka |
| atɛmaka | batɛmaka |
| etɛmaka | etɛmaka Archaic: itɛmaka |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| natɛma | totɛma |
| otɛma | botɛma |
| atɛma | batɛma |
| etɛma | etɛma Archaic: itɛma |
| Imperative | |
| tɛmá | tótɛma |
| bótɛma | |
| bátɛma | |