Perfect

  - 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.