Exercise Five
Words for past time
You have already learnt that mua (before) and muri (after) can be used to show location. Mua and muri can also be used to indicate time. Mua indicates time before an event or before the present, while muri shows time after an event or after the present.
This exercise tests your knowledge of words for past tense.
Whiriwhirihia te kupu tika.
Don’t forget to use commas, question marks, and fullstops and macrons where appropriate (ā,ē,ī,ō, and ū).
nōnamata
i mua
i te poupoutanga o te rā
i muri tata mai
i ngā wā o mua
i te atapō
i mua tata atu
i te atatū
i waenganui pō
i tērā wā