Tenses
Thato Ntlatleng
Ursula Nafula

Bana ba tshameka ka ntle.
Bana ba tla tshameka ka ntle.
Bana ba ne ba tshameka ka ntle.

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Pudi e ja bojang.
Pudi e tla ja bojang.
Pudi e ne e ja bojang.

2

Rre o ruta bana dipalo.
Rre o tla ruta bana dipalo.
Rre o ne a ruta bana dipalo.

3

Bana ba ja dijo tsa phakela.
Bana ba tla ja dijo tsa phakela.
Bana ba ne ba ja dijo tsa phakela.

4

Barutwana ba ya sekolong.
Barutwana ba tla ya sekolong.
Barutwana ba ne ba ya sekolong.

5

Barati ba bua dikgang tse monate.
Barati ba tla bua dikgang tse monate.
Barati ba ne ba bua dikgang tse monate.

6

Mme le Rre ba thabile go ba mmogo.
Mme le Rre ba tla thaba go ba mmogo.
Mme le Rre ba ne ba thabile go ba mmogo.

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Tenses
Author - Thato Ntlatleng
Illustration - Ursula Nafula, Kamogelo Matlawe, Natalie Propa, Marleen Visser, Christopher Bukheye Mulongo
Language - Setswana
Level - First paragraphs