Tenses
The Sesotho tense system is somewhat less complex (though not necessarily less complicated) than that of other Bantu languages. Whereas many Bantu languages clearly divide the time into remote past, immediate past, present, immediate future, and remote future, not all Sesotho moods divide very clearly between immediate and remote tenses, and the differences in meaning are not as great.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present | Ke tseba nnete I know the truth |
| Past perfect | Ke tsebile nnete I knew the truth |
| Immediate past | Ke tswa tseba nnete I just recently knew the truth |
| Immediate future | Ke ilo tseba nnete I shall know the truth soon |
| Future | Ke tla tseba nnete I shall know the truth |
Read more about this topic: Sotho Verbs, Conjugation