| Guosa | English |
|---|---|
| ò chètó ájì ‘wá tí shìengá gídá | our class Monitor has gone home |
| ó tí shìhé kófà? | Have you opened the door? |
| báasì, mó tí shìhé kófà | yes, I have opened the door. |
| Future tense | |
| m'á | shall/will |
| mi | me – (first person pronoun) |
| mi á shienga | shall/will |
| fá ò ni shìengá | They will not go/they shall not go |
| fá ò kànbò shìengá | They cannot go |
| fá ò shìengá | They did not go |
| fá má shìengá | They shall/will go |
| mi á shìengá mákárántá nà úzolá bíbìawá | I shall go to school next week; or, I shall go to school in the coming week. |
| NOTE: you may equally say: “m'á shienga” meaning [I shall/will go] by omitting the consonant “i”, i.e. instead of “mi á” you simply say “m'á”, meaning [I shall/I will] | |
| Present Progressive | |
| mó ng sòngí ‘sóngà | I am singing a song |
| abókí mí ng samba | my friend is dancing |
| àwá ng mùkó èdè Gúosà | we are learning Guosa Language |
| kázá mí ng mùbí kwái | They will not go/they shall not go |
| Past Progressive | |
| árdún gómà fífèjá, mó húsí nà Béljíum | ten years ago, I was living in Belgium |
| Kádíri bìawá hún mí làyén | Kadiri came to see me yesterday. |
| mó té yámá mótà zúum-zúum | I have bought a motor-car |
| èyí wù wàsíkà tí Engineer Wàkómbo té kòdé sí mí | This is the letter that Engineer Wakombo wrote to me. |
| Bamidele yìí fénsà tí Àdágbà nòn mí nà úzòlá fífèjá | Bamidele took the pencil which Adagba gave to me last week |
| mótà mí tí mèjé | my motor has broken down |