Infinitive
ku lingwa
Indicative
Present
| (mimi) | ninalingwa |
| (wewe) | unalingwa |
| (yeye) | analingwa |
| (sisi) | tunalingwa |
| (ninyi) | mnalingwa |
| (wao) | wanalingwa |
Perfect
| (mimi) | nimelingwa |
| (wewe) | umelingwa |
| (yeye) | amelingwa |
| (sisi) | tumelingwa |
| (ninyi) | mmelingwa |
| (wao) | wamelingwa |
Past
| (mimi) | nililingwa |
| (wewe) | ulilingwa |
| (yeye) | alilingwa |
| (sisi) | tulilingwa |
| (ninyi) | mlilingwa |
| (wao) | walilingwa |
Pluperfect
| (mimi) | nilikuwa nimelingwa |
| (wewe) | ulikuwa umelingwa |
| (yeye) | alikuwa amelingwa |
| (sisi) | tulikuwa tumelingwa |
| (ninyi) | mlikuwa mmelingwa |
| (wao) | walikuwa wamelingwa |
Future
| (mimi) | nitalingwa |
| (wewe) | utalingwa |
| (yeye) | atalingwa |
| (sisi) | tutalingwa |
| (ninyi) | mtalingwa |
| (wao) | watalingwa |
Future Perfect
| (mimi) | nitakuwa nimelingwa |
| (wewe) | utakuwa umelingwa |
| (yeye) | atakuwa amelingwa |
| (sisi) | tutakuwa tumelingwa |
| (ninyi) | mtakuwa mmelingwa |
| (wao) | watakuwa wamelingwa |
Continuous
Past
| (mimi) | nilikuwa ninalingwa |
| (wewe) | ulikuwa unalingwa |
| (yeye) | alikuwa analingwa |
| (sisi) | tulikuwa tunalingwa |
| (ninyi) | mlikuwa mnalingwa |
| (wao) | walikuwa wanalingwa |
Past
| (mimi) | nilikuwa nikilingwa |
| (wewe) | ulikuwa ukilingwa |
| (yeye) | alikuwa akilingwa |
| (sisi) | tulikuwa tukilingwa |
| (ninyi) | mlikuwa mkilingwa |
| (wao) | walikuwa wakilingwa |
Future
| (mimi) | nitakuwa ninalingwa |
| (wewe) | utakuwa unalingwa |
| (yeye) | atakuwa analingwa |
| (sisi) | tutakuwa tunalingwa |
| (ninyi) | mtakuwa mnalingwa |
| (wao) | watakuwa wanalingwa |
Future Perfect
| (mimi) | nitakuwa nikilingwa |
| (wewe) | utakuwa ukilingwa |
| (yeye) | atakuwa akilingwa |
| (sisi) | tutakuwa tukilingwa |
| (ninyi) | mtakuwa mkilingwa |
| (wao) | watakuwa wakilingwa |
Imperative
| (wewe) | lingwa!; ulingwa |
| (ninyi) | lingweni; mlingwa |
Verbs conjugated like lingwa
abirika,
abirisha,
abiriwa,
abudia,
abudisha,
abudiwa,
acha,
achama,
achana,
achia,
achilia,
achilika,
achiliwa,
achisha,
achwa,
adhibika,
adhibisha,
adhibiwa,
adhimisha,
adibisha, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
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