- To form phrases like "I had danced." in the intransitive case, use tun :
- N tun dɔ̀n. : I had danced.
- Ǔ tun fɔ. : They had spoken.
- To make the intransitive perfect a negative, use tun tɛ
- N tun tɛ dɔ̀n. : I had not danced.
- Ǔ tun tɛ fɔ. : They had not spoken.
- To form phrases in the transitive case, use tun ye :
- N tun ye ji mǐn. : I had drunk water.
- Ǔ tun Bamanankan fɔ. : They had spoken Bambara.