Infinitive
kutenga
Indicative
Present
| Ndi | Ndinotenga |
| u | unotenga |
| a | anotenga |
| Ti | Tinotenga |
| mu | munotenga |
| va | vanotenga |
Present Continuous
| Ndi | Ndiri kutenga |
| u | uri kutenga |
| a | ari kutenga |
| Ti | Tiri kutenga |
| mu | muri kutenga |
| va | vari kutenga |
Imperfect
| Ndi | Ndakatenga |
| u | akatenga |
| a | akatenga |
| Ti | Takatenga |
| mu | makatenga |
| va | vakatenga |
Imperfect (Today)
| Ndi | Ndatenga |
| u | atenga |
| a | atenga |
| Ti | Tatenga |
| mu | matenga |
| va | vatenga |
Future
| Ndi | Ndichatenga |
| u | uchatenga |
| a | achatenga |
| Ti | Tichatenga |
| mu | muchatenga |
| va | vachatenga |
Verbs conjugated like tenga
adha,
aina,
akita,
ama,
ambura,
amwa,
angara,
angarara,
anura,
anzva,
ara,
ashanudza,
ata,
atsama,
aura,
ba,
baasa,
babadza,
babandura,
badanura, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
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