Editing Luganda (section)

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The [[conditional mood]] is formed with the prefix {{lang|lg|andi-}} and the modified form of the stem:
* {{lang|lg|nnandikoze}} 'I would do'
* {{lang|lg|wandikoze}} 'you would do'
* {{lang|lg|yandikoze}} 'he, she would do'
* {{lang|lg|twandikoze}} 'we would do'
* {{lang|lg|mwandikoze}} 'you (plural) would do'
* {{lang|lg|bandikoze}} 'they (class I) would do'

The [[subjunctive]] is formed by changing the final {{lang|lg|-a}} of the stem to an {{lang|lg|-e}}:
* {{lang|lg|nkole}} 'I may do'
* {{lang|lg|okole}} 'you may do'
* {{lang|lg|akole}} 'he, she may do'
* {{lang|lg|tukole}} 'we may do'
* {{lang|lg|mukole}} 'you may do'
* {{lang|lg|bakole}} 'they may do'

The negative is formed either with the [[auxiliary verb]] {{lang|lg|lema}} ('to fail') plus the [[infinitive]]:
* {{lang|lg|nneme kukola}} 'I may not do'
* {{lang|lg|oleme kukola}} 'you may not do'
* {{lang|lg|aleme kukola}} 'he, she may not do'
* {{lang|lg|tuleme kukola}} 'we may not do'
* {{lang|lg|muleme kukola}} 'you may not do'
* {{lang|lg|baleme kukola}} 'they may not do'

or using the same forms as the negative of the near future:
* {{lang|lg|siikole}} 'I may not do'
* {{lang|lg|tookole}} 'you may not do'
* {{lang|lg|taakole}} 'he, she may not do'
* {{lang|lg|tetuukole}} 'we may not do'
* {{lang|lg|temuukole}} 'you may not do'
* {{lang|lg|tebaakole}} 'they may not do'

Luganda has some special tenses not found in many other languages. The [[continuative aspect|'still' tense]] is used to say that something is still happening. It is formed with the prefix {{lang|lg|kya-}}:
* {{lang|lg|nkyakola}} 'I'm still doing'
* {{lang|lg|okyakola}} 'you're still doing'
* {{lang|lg|akyakola}} 'he, she is still doing'
* {{lang|lg|tukyakola}} 'we're still doing'
* {{lang|lg|mukyakola}} 'you're still doing'
* {{lang|lg|bakyakola}} 'they're still doing'

In the negative it means 'no longer':
* {{lang|lg|sikyakola}} 'I'm no longer doing'
* {{lang|lg|tokyakola}} 'you're no longer doing'
* {{lang|lg|takyakola}} 'he, she is no longer doing'
* {{lang|lg|tetukyakola}} 'we're no longer doing'
* {{lang|lg|temukyakola}} 'you're no longer doing'
* {{lang|lg|tebakyakola}} 'they're no longer doing'

With [[intransitive verb]]s, especially verbs of physical attitude (see Present Perfect above), the {{lang|lg|kya-}} prefix can also be used with the modified verb stem to give a sense of 'still being in a state'. For example, {{lang|lg|nkyatudde}} means 'I'm still seated'.

The [[recapitulative aspect|'so far' tense]] is used when talking about what has happened so far, with the implication that more is to come. It is formed with the prefix {{lang|lg|aaka-}}:
* {{lang|lg|nnaakakola}} 'I have so far done'
* {{lang|lg|waakakola}} 'you have so far done'
* {{lang|lg|yaakakola}} 'he, she has so far done'
* {{lang|lg|twaakakola}} 'we have so far done'
* {{lang|lg|mwaakakola}} 'you have so far done'
* {{lang|lg|baakakola}} 'they have so far done'

This tense is found only in the [[affirmative (linguistics)|affirmative]].

The [[efficative aspect|'not yet' tense]], on the other hand, is found only in the negative. It is used to talk about things that have not happened yet (but which may well happen in the future), and is formed with the prefix {{lang|lg|nna-}}:
* {{lang|lg|sinnakola}} 'I haven't yet done'
* {{lang|lg|tonnakola}} 'you haven't yet done'
* {{lang|lg|tannakola}} 'he, she hasn't yet done'
* {{lang|lg|tetunnakola}} 'we haven't yet done'
* {{lang|lg|temunnakola}} 'you haven't yet done'
* {{lang|lg|bannakola}} 'they haven't yet done'

When describing a series of events that happen (or will or did happen) sequentially, the [[narrative tense|narrative]] form is used for all but the first verb in the sentence. It is formed by the [[particle (grammar)|particle]] {{lang|lg|ne}} (or {{lang|lg|n’}} before a [[vowel]]) followed by the present tense:
* {{lang|lg|Nnagenda ne nkuba essimu}} 'I went and made a phone call'
* {{lang|lg|Ndigenda ne nkuba essimu}} 'I'll go and make a phone call'

The narrative can be used with any tense, as long as the events it describes are in immediate sequence. The negative is formed with the prefix {{lang|lg|si-}} placed immediately after the object prefixes (or after the subject prefix if no object prefixes are used):
* {{lang|lg|Saagenda era ssaakuba ssimu}} 'I didn't go and did not make a phone call'
* {{lang|lg|Sirigenda era ssirikuba ssimu}} 'I won't go and will not make a phone call'
* {{lang|lg|Ssigenze era ssikubye}} 'I haven't gone to make it yet'

Compare this with the negative construction used with the object relatives.