Auxiliary verbs, or ‘viungo’ in Swahili, are used to form tenses, moods, voices, and aspects of other verbs. They carry vital grammatical information and help express precise meanings in sentences. These verbs are vital in Swahili grammar because they provide additional context to sentence structures and are used extensively in both written and spoken Swahili.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct auxiliary verb form.
1. Mimi *nimepika* (have cooked) chakula cha mchana.
2. Wewe *unakula* (are eating) kuku.
3. Yeye *anaisoma* (is reading) ripoti.
4. Sisi *tumekimbia* (have run) mbio.
5. Nyinyi *mnacheza* (are playing) mchezo.
6. Wao *wamefika* (have arrived) nyumbani.
7. Mimi *ninakunywa* (am drinking) chai.
8. Wewe *unawasikiliza* (are listening) walimu.
9. Yeye *anauza* (is selling) mboga.
10. Sisi *tunaimba* (are singing) wimbo.
11. Nyinyi *mnapanga* (are planning) ratiba.
12. Wao *wanajenga* (are building) nyumba.
13. Mimi *ninaelewa* (understand) Kiswahili.
14. Wewe *unacheza* (are dancing) dansi.
15. Yeye *anasoma* (is reading) kitabu.
Exercise 2: Fill the blanks with the correct auxiliary verb form.
1. Sisi *tumewasili* (have arrived) darasani.
2. Nyinyi *mnasoma* (are reading) gazeti.
3. Wao *wanaandika* (are writing) barua.
4. Mimi *nisaidia* (help) mtoto.
5. Wewe *unakimbia* (are running) kwenye mbio.
6. Yeye *anacheza* (is playing) gitaa.
7. Mimi *ninaelewa* (understand) somo.
8. Wewe *unakunywa* (are drinking) maji.
9. Yeye *anakula* (is eating) ndizi.
10. Sisi *tunacheza* (are playing) mpira.
11. Nyinyi *mnafanya* (are doing) kazi.
12. Wao *wanakimbia* (are running) kwenye mbio.
13. Mimi *ninakula* (am eating) tufaha.
14. Wewe *unacheza* (are dancing) ngoma.
15. Yeye *anasafiri* (is traveling) kwa basi.
