Usages of alipokuwa
Baba alibadilisha gia polepole alipokuwa akipanda mlima.
Father changed gear slowly when he was going up the hill.
Alipokuwa akila chakula cha mchana, alisikia simu ikilia.
When he was eating lunch, he heard the phone ringing.
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