Fly

I can fly the kite – Mo lè ta káìtì náà.

I flew the kite – Mo ta káìtì náà.

I have flown the kite – Mo ti ta káìtì náà.

Let him rise – Jẹ́ kí ó dìde.

He rose – Ó dìde.

He had risen before I came – Ó ti dìde kí n tóó dé.

It will shrink – Yóò kéré sí i.

It shrank – Ó kéré sí i.

It had shrunk – Ó ti kéré sí i.

The boat might sink – Ọkò ojú omi náà lè rì.

The boat sank – Ọkò ojú omi náà rì.

The boat had sunk – Ọkọ̀ ojú omi náà ti rì.

I feel great today – Ara mi yá gaga lónìí.

I felt great yesterday – Ara mi yá gaga lánàá.

I had felt great until yesterday – Ara mi yá gaga títí tí ó fi di àná.

The dog might bite you – Ajá náà lè bù ọ́ jẹ.

The dog bit you – Ajá ná bù ọ́ jẹ.

The dog has bitten you in the past – Ajá náà ti bù ọ́ jẹ rí.

Come to our house – Wá sí ilé wa.

He came to our house – Ó wá sí ilé wa.

They have come to our house – Wọ́n ti wá sí ilé wa.

I can catch the ball – Mo lè mú bọ́ọ̀lù náà.

I caught the ball – Mo mú bọ́ọ̀lù náà.

I have caught the ball – Mo ti mú bọ́ọ̀lù náà.

I can draw the picture – Mo lè ya àwòrán náà.

I drew the picture – Mo ya àwòrán náà.

I have drawn the picture – Mo ti ya àwòrán náà.

I can drive a bus – Mo lè wa bọ́ọ̀sì.

I drove a bus – Mo wa bọ́ọ̀sì.

I might have driven the bus if he had allowed me -  Ǹ bá ti wa bọ́ọ̀sì náà bí ó bá jẹ́ pé ó fún mi láyè ni.

Let’s eat  ẹbà – Jẹ́ kí á jẹ ẹ̀bà.

I ate ẹbà – Mo jẹ ẹ̀bà.

I have eaten ẹ̀bà – Mo ti jẹ ẹ̀ba.

I fall every time I stand up – Mo máa ń subú ní gbogbo ìgbà tí mo bá ti dìde.

I fell when I stood up – Mo subú nígbà tí mo dìde.

He has fallen – Ó ti subú.

Go home – Lọ sí ilé.

I went home – Mo lọ sí ilé.

He has gone home – Ó ti lọ sí ilé.

Hang your hat there – Fi fìlà rẹ kọ́ sí ibẹ̀.

He hung his hat there – Ó fi fìlà rẹ̀ kọ́ sí ibẹ̀.

He has hung his there – Ó ti fi fà rẹ̀ kọ́ sí ibẹ̀.

Lay the boxes on the table – Tẹ́ àwọn àpótí náà sí orí tábìlì.

He laid the boxes on the table – Ó tẹ́ àwọn àpótí náà sí orí tábìlì.

He has laid the boxes on the table – Ó ti tẹ́ àwọn àpótí náà sí orí tábìlì.

Reference

Hornby, A.S. (2001), Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English, ecited by Sally Wehmeier. Oxford: Oxford University Press.