Karibu! Level 2 - Lesson 3: The Verb 'To Have' + Telling Time
Homework Worksheet - Lesson 3
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👤 Chris📅 15 / 06 / 2026🎯 A2 Lower Intermediate
Habari Chris! This week we drill the verb 'to have' (-NA)
in positives and negatives, and practise telling the time the Swahili way (dawn-to-dusk).
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Quick reference - The verb 'to have' (-NA)
English
Positive (have)
Negative (don't have)
I
NINA
SINA
You (sing.)
UNA
HUNA
He/She
ANA
HANA
We
TUNA
HATUNA
You (plural)
MNA
HAMNA
They
WANA
HAWANA
The Swahili clock trick
The Swahili day starts at DAWN (7am). So:
7am = saa moja asubuhi · 12 noon = saa sita mchana · 7pm = saa moja usiku
Pattern: Ni saa [number] [time of day]
Times of day: asubuhi (morning) · mchana (afternoon) · jioni (evening) · usiku (night)
SECTION 1 - Have or Don't Have?
Fill in the correct Swahili form of '-NA' (positive or negative). Look at the English hint to decide which.
SECTION 2 - Translate into Swahili
Translate each sentence. Choose POSITIVE or NEGATIVE -NA carefully.
SECTION 3 - Telling Swahili Time
Write the Swahili word for the time. Hint: 7am = saa moja asubuhi, so 8am = saa mbili asubuhi.
SECTION 4 - Question & Answer Time
Answer each question in a full Swahili sentence.
SECTION 5 - Spot the Mistake!
Each Swahili sentence has ONE mistake (wrong prefix, wrong tense, or wrong time-of-day word). Type the CORRECTED Swahili sentence.
SECTION 6 - Free Writing (Andika!)
Write 5-6 Swahili sentences about YOU today: what you have, what you don't have, and at what time things happen. Use AT LEAST two -NA forms (positive AND negative) and AT LEAST one "Ni saa..." sentence.
Target: 5-6 sentences · 0 words
BONUS - Kazi ya Nyumbani
Optional - for extra confidence
1. Say the Swahili time OUT LOUD every time you check the clock today.
2. Make a list of 5 things you HAVE and 5 things you DON'T HAVE in Swahili (Nina... Sina...).
3. Practise the table at the top from memory: write all 6 positives and 6 negatives without looking.