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Present vs Past Exercises For Swahili Grammar

In Swahili, the present and past tenses have distinct structures and markers that signify whether an action is currently happening or has already occurred. Present tense in Swahili often utilizes the marker ‘-na-‘ while past tense uses ‘-li-‘ or other variations depending on the context. Understanding and using these appropriately is essential for clear and accurate communication in Swahili.

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Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate present tense verb form

1. *Ninaenda* (I am going) shuleni kila siku.
2. *Anasoma* (he/she reads) vitabu vingi.
3. *Tunacheza* (we play) mpira jioni.
4. *Wanaandika* (they write) barua kwa rafiki zao.
5. *Unasafisha* (you clean) chumba chako.
6. *Ninakula* (I eat) chakula.
7. *Anakimbia* (He/She runs) kila asubuhi.
8. *Tunaogelea* (we swim) kwenye bwawa.
9. *Wanaruka* (they jump) kamba.
10. *Unapika* (you cook) chakula cha mchana.
11. *Ninasoma* (I read) gazeti.
12. *Anaimba* (he/she sings) nyimbo tamu.
13. *Tunafanya* (we do) kazi nzuri.
14. *Wanakunywa* (they drink) maji mengi.
15. *Unafurahi* (you are happy) sana.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate past tense verb form

1. *Nilikwenda* (I went) shuleni jana.
2. *Alikisoma* (he/she read) kitabu kizuri.
3. *Tulicheza* (we played) mpira mzuri.
4. *Waliandika* (they wrote) barua nzuri.
5. *Ulisafisha* (you cleaned) chumba chako.
6. *Nilikula* (I ate) chakula cha mchana.
7. *Alikimbia* (He/She ran) mbio za marathon.
8. *Tuliogelea* (we swam) kwenye bwawa.
9. *Waliruka* (they jumped) kamba.
10. *Ulipika* (you cooked) chakula kitamu.
11. *Nilisoma* (I read) gazeti.
12. *Aliimba* (he/she sang) wimbo mzuri.
13. *Tulifanya* (we did) kazi kubwa.
14. *Walikunywa* (they drank) chai.
15. *Uliweza* (you could) kuvinjari internet.
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