| Conjugation of -lambisha |
| Positive present |
-nalambisha |
| Subjunctive |
-lambishe |
| Negative |
-lambishi |
| Imperative singular |
lambisha |
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| Infinitives |
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| Imperatives |
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| Tensed forms |
| Habitual |
hulambisha |
| Positive past |
positive subject concord + -lilambisha |
| Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kulambisha |
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalambisha) |
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
ninalambisha/nalambisha |
tunalambisha |
| 2nd person |
unalambisha |
mnalambisha |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
analambisha |
wanalambisha |
| other classes |
positive subject concord + -nalambisha |
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lambishi) |
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
silambishi |
hatulambishi |
| 2nd person |
hulambishi |
hamlambishi |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
halambishi |
hawalambishi |
| other classes |
negative subject concord + -lambishi |
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| Positive future |
positive subject concord + -talambisha |
| Negative future |
negative subject concord + -talambisha |
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lambishe) |
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
nilambishe |
tulambishe |
| 2nd person |
ulambishe |
mlambishe |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
alambishe |
walambishe |
| other classes |
positive subject concord + -lambishe |
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| Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -silambishe |
| Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngelambisha |
| Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singelambisha |
| Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngalilambisha |
| Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singalilambisha |
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| Perfect |
positive subject concord + -melambisha |
| "Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshalambisha |
| "Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jalambisha |
| "If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kilambisha |
| "If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipolambisha |
| Consecutive |
kalambisha / positive subject concord + -kalambisha |
| Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kalambishe |
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |