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Usages of alipokuwa
Mtoto alipokuwa akikohoa, daktari aliangalia ulimi wake na akamwambia apumzike.
When the child was coughing, the doctor looked at his/her tongue and told him/her to rest.
Juma alikaa kimya kimya alipokuwa akisikiliza mwalimu.
Juma sat quietly when he was listening to the teacher.
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