| Infinitive | |
|---|---|
| koyoka nkanda | |
| Recent/Near Past | |
| nayoki nkanda | toyoki nkanda |
| oyoki nkanda | boyoki nkanda |
| ayoki nkanda | bayoki nkanda |
| eyoki nkanda | eyoki nkanda Archaic: iyoki nkanda |
| Present | |
| nazali koyoka nkanda | tozali koyoka nkanda |
| ozali koyoka nkanda | bozali koyoka nkanda |
| azali koyoka nkanda | bazali koyoka nkanda |
| ezali koyoka nkanda | ezali koyoka nkanda Archaic: izali koyoka nkanda |
| Future | |
| nakoyoka nkanda | tokoyoka nkanda |
| okoyoka nkanda | bokoyoka nkanda |
| akoyoka nkanda | bakoyoka nkanda |
| ekoyoka nkanda | ekoyoka nkanda Archaic: ikoyoka nkanda |
| Past | |
| nayokaki nkanda | toyokaki nkanda |
| oyokaki nkanda | boyokaki nkanda |
| ayokaki nkanda | bayokaki nkanda |
| eyokaki nkanda | eyokaki nkanda Archaic: iyokaki nkanda |
| Distant Past | |
| nayoká nkanda | toyoká nkanda |
| oyoká nkanda | boyoká nkanda |
| ayoká nkanda | bayoká nkanda |
| eyoká nkanda | eyoká nkanda Archaic: iyoká nkanda |
| Habitual / Continuous | |
| nayokaka nkanda | toyokaka nkanda |
| oyokaka nkanda | boyokaka nkanda |
| ayokaka nkanda | bayokaka nkanda |
| eyokaka nkanda | eyokaka nkanda Archaic: iyokaka nkanda |
| Subjunctive / Conditional | |
| nayoka nkanda | toyoka nkanda |
| oyoka nkanda | boyoka nkanda |
| ayoka nkanda | bayoka nkanda |
| eyoka nkanda | eyoka nkanda Archaic: iyoka nkanda |
| Imperative | |
| yoká nkanda | tóyoka nkanda |
| bóyoka nkanda | |
| báyoka nkanda | |