Tense
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Present tense in Lòa Lòa is unmarked.
|uAm
Uàm
seIqu.
šeìqu.
‘'I swim" or "I am swimming'’
Present perfect tense in Lòa Lòa is marked with the word iqi.
|uAm
Uàm
seIqu
šeìqu
iqi.
iqi.
‘'I have swam" or "I have been swimming'’
Past tense in Lòa Lòa is marked with the word bo.
|uAm
Uàm
seIqu
šeìqu
bo.
bo.
‘'I swam" or "I was swimming'’
Past perfect tense in Lòa Lòa is marked with the word iqibo.
|uAm
Uàm
seIqu
šeìqu
iqibo.
iqibo.
‘'I had swam" or "I had been swimming'’
Future tense in Lòa Lòa is marked with the word šwe.
|uAm
Uàm
seIqu
šeìqu
Se.
šwe.
‘'I will swim" or "I will be swimming'’
Future perfect tense in Lòa Lòa is marked with the word iqišwe.
|uAm
Uàm
seIqu
šeìqu
iqiSwe.
iqišwe.
‘'I will have swam" or "I will have been swimming'’
Note that gerunds are not used and are assumed through context.