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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercises For Swahili Grammar

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

Subject-Verb Agreement in Swahili grammar is a critical concept that emphasizes that the verb in a sentence must accord with its subject, just like in English. In Swahili, verbs have prefixes that must agree with the subject nouns or pronouns in the sentence. The variations in subject-verb agreement are observed based on tense, person, number, and noun classes which make Swahili a fascinating language to learn.

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1. Ahmed *anasoma* (reads) vitabu kila siku.
2. Wazazi *wanaishi*( live) katika nyumba hii.
3. Mimi *ninapenda* (like) chai.
4. Baba *anafanya* (works) kazi nyingi.
5. Watoto *wanacheza* (play) mpira.
6. Dada *anapika* (cook) chakula.
7. Juma *anafundisha* (teaches) shule.
8. Tom *anasoma* (reads) gazeti.
9. Tina *anaandika* (writes) barua.
10. Mama *anafanya* (does) kazi ya nyumbani.
11. Wewe *unasikiliza* (listen) muziki.
12. Yeye *anaendesha* (drive) gari.
13. Mwalimu *anasoma* (reads) kitabu.
14. Wanafunzi *wanasikiliza* (listen) kwa uangalifu.
15. Mimi *ninaimba* (sing) wimbo.

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

1. Mimi *ninaenda* (go) sokoni.
2. Wao *wanacheza* (play) mpira.
3. Yeye *anakimbia* (run) mbio za marathon.
4. Rafiki yangu *anakula* (eats) matunda.
5. Wewe *unasoma* (read) kitabu.
6. Sisi *tunalala* (sleep) usiku.
7. Mimi *ninasoma* (study) Kiswahili.
8. Mama *anapika* (cooks) chakula.
9. Baba *anafanya* (does) biashara.
10. Wanafunzi *wanafundisha* (teach) somo.
11. Mimi *ninapenda* (like) kusoma.
12. Wao *wanapiga* (beat) ngoma.
13. Siku *inakwenda* (goes) haraka.
14. Ndege *inakimbia* (flies) angani.
15. Mimi *ninacheza* (play) muziki.

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