| Conjugation of -kimu |
| Positive present |
-nakimu |
| Subjunctive |
-kimu |
| Negative |
-kimu |
| Imperative singular |
kimu |
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| Imperatives |
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| Tensed forms |
| Habitual |
hukimu |
| Positive past |
positive subject concord + -likimu |
| Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kukimu |
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimu) |
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
ninakimu/nakimu |
tunakimu |
| 2nd person |
unakimu |
mnakimu |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anakimu |
wanakimu |
| other classes |
positive subject concord + -nakimu |
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimu) |
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
sikimu |
hatukimu |
| 2nd person |
hukimu |
hamkimu |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
hakimu |
hawakimu |
| other classes |
negative subject concord + -kimu |
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| Positive future |
positive subject concord + -takimu |
| Negative future |
negative subject concord + -takimu |
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimu) |
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
nikimu |
tukimu |
| 2nd person |
ukimu |
mkimu |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
akimu |
wakimu |
| other classes |
positive subject concord + -kimu |
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| Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -sikimu |
| Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngekimu |
| Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singekimu |
| Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngalikimu |
| Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singalikimu |
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| Perfect |
positive subject concord + -mekimu |
| "Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshakimu |
| "Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jakimu |
| "If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kikimu |
| "If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipokimu |
| Consecutive |
kakimu / positive subject concord + -kakimu |
| Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kakimu |
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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. |