Friday, May 29, 2020

Welcome to the Dinka evening class. Today the lesson is about tenses in which we will talk about them just after. let me introduce you to Dinka tenses, you guys are going to love this lesson, please bear with me.

Present Simple
1. Ɣɛn ye tïit= I wait
2. Yïn ye tïït = You wait(singular)
3. Wɔ ye tïit =We wait
4. We ye tïit =You wait(singular)
5. Keek aaye tïit = They wait
6. Yen e tïit = He waits
7. Yen e tïit = She waits

Present continuous
1. Ɣɛn tït = I am waiting
2. Yïn tït = You are waiting(singular)
3. Wɔ tït = We are waiting
4. We tït = You are waiting(plural)
5. Keek aa tït = They are waiting
6. Yen a tït = He is waiting
7. Yen a tït = She is waiting

Present perfect
1. Ɣɛn cï tïït = I have waited
2. Yïn cï tïït = You have waited(singular)
3. Wɔ cï tïït = We have waited
4. We cï tïït = You have waited(singular)
5. Keek aacï tïït = They have waited
6. Yen acï tïït = He has waited
7. Yen acï tïït = She has waited

Present perfect continuous
1. I have been waiting
2. You have been waiting(singular)
3. We have been waiting
4. You have been waiting(singular)
5. They have been waiting
6. He has been waiting
7. She has been waiting.

Past Simple
1. Ɣɛn cë tïït = I waited
2. Yïn cë tïït =You waited(singular)
3. Wɔ cë tïït =We waited
4. We cë tïït =You waited(singular)
5. Keek aacë tïït = They waited
6. Yen acë tïït = He waited
7. Yen acë tïït = She waited

Past continuous
1. Ɣɛn e tït = I was waiting
2. Yïn e tït = You were waiting(singular)
3. Wɔ ke tït = We were waiting
4. We kaake tït= You were waiting(singular)
5. Keek kaake tït = They were waiting
6. Yen e tït = He was waiting
7. Yen e tït = She was waiting

Past perfect
1. Ɣɛn cë tïït = I had waited
2. You cë tïït = had waited(singular)
3. Wɔ cë tïït = We had waited
4. We cë tïït =You had waited(singular)
5. Keek aacë tïït =They had waited
6. Yen acë tïït = He had waited
7. Yen acë tïït = She had waited