| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| kotumba ebembe | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| natumbi ebembe | totumbi ebembe |
| otumbi ebembe | botumbi ebembe |
| atumbi ebembe | batumbi ebembe |
| etumbi ebembe | etumbi ebembe Archaic: itumbi ebembe |
| Present | |
| nazali kotumba ebembe | tozali kotumba ebembe |
| ozali kotumba ebembe | bozali kotumba ebembe |
| azali kotumba ebembe | bazali kotumba ebembe |
| ezali kotumba ebembe | ezali kotumba ebembe Archaic: izali kotumba ebembe |
| Future | |
| nakotumba ebembe | tokotumba ebembe |
| okotumba ebembe | bokotumba ebembe |
| akotumba ebembe | bakotumba ebembe |
| ekotumba ebembe | ekotumba ebembe Archaic: ikotumba ebembe |
| Past | |
| natumbaki ebembe | totumbaki ebembe |
| otumbaki ebembe | botumbaki ebembe |
| atumbaki ebembe | batumbaki ebembe |
| etumbaki ebembe | etumbaki ebembe Archaic: itumbaki ebembe |
| Distant Past | |
| natumbá ebembe | totumbá ebembe |
| otumbá ebembe | botumbá ebembe |
| atumbá ebembe | batumbá ebembe |
| etumbá ebembe | etumbá ebembe Archaic: itumbá ebembe |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| natumbaka ebembe | totumbaka ebembe |
| otumbaka ebembe | botumbaka ebembe |
| atumbaka ebembe | batumbaka ebembe |
| etumbaka ebembe | etumbaka ebembe Archaic: itumbaka ebembe |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| natumba ebembe | totumba ebembe |
| otumba ebembe | botumba ebembe |
| atumba ebembe | batumba ebembe |
| etumba ebembe | etumba ebembe Archaic: itumba ebembe |
| Imperative | |
| tumbá ebembe | tótumba ebembe |
| bótumba ebembe | |
| bátumba ebembe | |