Exercise Two
Saying something was happening
I te… is used for the past continuous tense to indicate that the action was happening. You have already learnt that the kei te … and e … ana structures with verbs are both used for the continuous tense, that is the action is continuing (singing, running, sleeping). While Kei te ... is only used for present or future time, e … ana can be used for present, future or past time.
Look at the following examples and translations to see the usages of i te ...
| Kei te moe koutou? | Are you (3+) sleeping? |
| I te moe koutou? | Were you (3+) sleeping? |
| Kei te kaukau rāua ki te toka. | They (2) are swimming to the rock. |
| I te kaukau rāua ki te toka. | They (2) were swimming to the rock. |
| I te aha koe inapō? | What were you doing last night? |
| I te whutupaoro ahau inapō. | I was at the football last night. |
For further explanations and exercises see Te Kākano p.82.
Whakawhitihia ēnei rerenga kōrero ki ngā rerenga e tīmata ana ki te 'i te'. Whakapākehātia ō whakautu.
Hei tauira tēnei:
Kei te moe koe?
A I te moe koe?
E Were you sleeping?
Don’t forget to use commas, question marks, and fullstops and macrons where appropriate (ā,ē,ī,ō, and ū).
Kei te aha koe?
A
E
Kei te haere mātou ki te tāone.
A
E
Kei te kimi rātou i te āpiha.
A
E
Kei te tū rāua i te tūranga pahi.
A
E
Kei te noho ngā koroua i te mahau.
A
E
Kei te kōhanga ngā tamariki a Rāwiri rāua ko Rangimārie.
A
E
Kei te hoatu ia i ngā tīkiti ki te wahine tāroaroa.
A
E
Kei te hopu tuna tātou.
A
E
Kei te whakairi ia i ngā kākahu.
A
E
Kei te whare wānanga ngā ākonga o Te Aute.
A
E