| Chinese | ham |
| Jyutping | hem1 |
| Verb | ham |
| Perfective | ham 咗 |
| Experiential | ham 過 |
| Progressive | ham 緊 |
| Durative | ham 住 |
| Delimitative | ham 吓 |
| Habitual | ham 開 |
| Inchoative | ham 起上嚟 |
| Continuative | ham 落去 |
| Verb | hem1 |
| Perfective | hem1 zo2 |
| Experiential | hem1 gwo3 |
| Progressive | hem1 gan2 |
| Durative | hem1 zyu6 |
| Delimitative | hem1 haa5 |
| Habitual | hem1 hoi1 |
| Inchoative | hem1 hei2-soeng5-lai4 |
| Continuative | hem1 lok6-heoi3 |