Jifunze

A verb is a word that shows action or a state of being. It can be in the present tense, like 'I eat ugali', or the past tense, like 'I ate ugali yesterday'. The formula is subject + verb + object.

Kitioksi ni neno linaloonyesha kitendo au hali ya kuwa. Linaweza kuwa katika wakati wa sasa, kama 'Nakula ugali', au wakati uliopita, kama 'Nilikula ugali jana'. Fomula ni somo + kitioksi + kielelezo.

Mifano & Matamshi

I eat ugali for breakfast

Nakula ugali kwa kifungua kinywa

present simple

My brother is studying for his exams

Kaka yangu anasoma kwa ajili ya mtihani wake

present continuous

We played soccer yesterday

Tulicheza soka jana

past simple

Zoezi: Tamka mifano hii

Soma Zaidi

Mfano (Example)

My sister is going to the market to buy some vegetables. She will take a daladala and then walk to the market. She likes to buy fresh tomatoes and onions.

Dada yangu anaelekea sokoni kununua mboga. Atachukua daladala na kisha atatembea hadi sokoni. Anapenda kununua nyanya na vitunguu vya sasa.

Maelezo (Detail)

In the sentence 'My sister is going to the market', the verb 'is going' shows the action of moving from one place to another. This is an example of the present continuous tense, used to describe an action that is happening now. Alternative verbs could be 'is walking' or 'is running'.

Katika sentensi 'Dada yangu anaelekea sokoni', kitioksi 'anaelekea' kinaonyesha kitendo cha kusonga kutoka sehemu moja kwenda nyingine. Hii ni mfano wa wakati wa sasa unaendelea, unaotumika kuelezea kitendo kinachotokea sasa. Vitoksi vingine vinavyoweza kutumika ni 'anatembea' au 'anakimbia'.

Maswali

1

Find the verb that shows the action of buying in the sentence below: (Tafuta kitioksi kinachooonyesha kitendo cha kununua katika sentensi ifuatayo:)

She will buy some vegetables at the market.

Atanunua mboga fulani sokoni.

buy

2

Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence: 'I _______ to school every day'

3

Find the error in the sentence: 'Me and my friend go to the shamba'

4

Complete the sentence: 'My mother _______ ugali for dinner'

Zungumza

Sema: Say 'I am going to the market' aloud

Sema sentensi hii kwa sauti

Verbs