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Sentences in the present tense often use kei te:
Kei te haere au.
I am going.
This can also be expressed with the tense marker e... ana...:
E haere ana au.
I am going.
This is different from other tense markers in that the verb (in this case, haere) comes between the two words e and ana instead of after them, as in kei te.
Also, e... ana... can be be used to indicate action in the past or in the future as well as the present:
E haere ana au.
I am going.
I was going.
I will be going.
Whether it is past, present or future, e... ana... relates to continious action ("I was going" rather than "I went" or "I will be going" rather than "I will go").
E hiahia pukapuka ana ahau.
I want a book.E titiro tonu ana aku whatu, ka whakairia oratia.
My eyes were still open and yet you suspended me alive.E haere ana ia ki te whakarongo.
He is listening.E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington area.E tatari ana au ki te rārangi kia hoko ai i ōku hū.
I am waiting in the queue to pay for my shoes.E mōhio ana koe ki te kaukau?
Are you knowing how to swim?E mahi ana au i te hōhipera.
I work at the hospital.E pīrangi ana ahau ki te āporo rā.
I am wanting that apple.E kai ana te pēpi i ngā rīwai.
The baby is eating the potatoes.E tātaku ana tērā i ngā kauhau o nehe, me te kōrero i ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna i mahia i tēnei taha.
They recited the old recitations from ancient times, and talked about the deeds of the ancestors.E tika ana te kōrero.
The statement is correct.E kōrero ana ngā wāhine.
The women are talking.E kōrero ana a Hemi ki te kaiako.
Hemi is talking to the teacher.E haere ana au ki te mahi.
I am going to work.E moe ana au i tētahi rākau kākāriki.
I am sleeping in a green tree.E kai ana te kurī i te kai.
The dog is eating the food.E tū ana te waka ki te huarahi.
The car is parked on the road.E tangi haere mai ana te ope.
The group are weeping as they come.E oma ana ngā tamariki ki te kura.
The children are running to school.E waiata ana rātou.
They are singing.E kihi ana a Ari kāua ko Moana.
Ari and Moana are kissing.E āwhina ana a Honi i a Amaru.
Honi is helping Amaru.E haka ana te iwi whenua rā i te haka.
The local people were performing the haka.E pēhea ana tērā kerēwatiki?
How is that clever dickie?E maumahara ana ahau ki taku tino matukutanga.
I am remembering being very frightened.E haere ana mātou ki te one.
We are going to the beach.E ako ana au ki te raranga harakeke.
I am learning to weave flax.E hiahia ana ia ki te kani.
He wanted the saw.E mahi ana ia i Pōneke.
She works in Wellington.E kata hoki ana a Ataahua.
Ataahua is also laughing.E hiahia ana ahau ki te ako i te reo Māori.
I want to learn Māori.E māngere ana ngā tamariki i te pouaka whakaata.
The television is making the children lazy.E hoki ana ia ki te kani.
He was returning to the saw.E mōhio ana au ki ana kupu.
I am knowing what her words mean.E kai ana ngā tamariki i ngā āporo.
The children are eating the apples.E mōhio ana ahau ki te kaukau.
I am knowing how to swim.E mea ana koe ko Ponga hei ariki mōu?
Are you saying that Pongo is to be your lord?E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae.
That group over there is coming onto the marae.E whakapono ana ia ki te Atua.
She believes in God.E tū ana te tamaiti tāne.
The boy is standing.E mātaki-kiriata ana mātou.
We're movie-watching.E kihi ana ia i tātahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.E tae katoa mai ana ngā manuhiri.
All the visitors are arriving.E mārama ana au ki te kōrero.
I understand what is being said.E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.E pōwhiri ana rātou ki a mātou.
They are welcoming us.E inu ana ia i te kapu wai.
She is drinking a cup of water.E whakatipua ana te pātītī e Papa-tū-ā-nuku.
The grass is being grown by Papa-tū-ā-nuku.E pīrangi ana ahau ki te hoki ti Taupō.
I want to return to Taupō.E āwhina ana ahai i a ia.
I am helping him.E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.E haere ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.E haere atu ana au ki kō.
I'm going over there.E pēhea ana koutou?
How are you all now?E haere ana a Niko.
Niko is going.E haere ana tātou ki te hui raranga.
We are going to the weaving meeting.E hiahia ana au ki tērā kākahu kahurangi.
I want that blue dress.E tono ana ia kia haere ia ki te whakatā.
He is requesting to go for a break.E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.E pīrangi ana koe ki tēnei tī hāte kōwhai?
Are you wanting this yellow t-shirt?E hui ana te kōmihana o te Taura Whiri ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Māori Language Commission meets each month for two days.E kimi ana te ngeru ki te kiore.
The cat is searching for the mouse.E titiro ana te tauhou ki ahau.
The stranger was looking at me.E pīrangi ana a Hēmi ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Hēmi is wanting that icecream by you.E huna ana te pūngāwerewere i roto i te pouaka rēta.
The spider is hiding in the letterbox.E titiro ana a Ari.
Ari is looking.E whakatā ana tāua i te ngahere.
We (you and I) are resting in the forest.E rere ake ana te manu ki te kōmata o te rākau.
The bird is flying to the top of the tree.E pīrangi ana a Hana ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Hana desires/wants that icecream by you.E takoto ana rāua.
They're lying down.E maumahara ana ahau ki tō rāua arunga e te kurī rā.
I remember them being chased by that dog.E hē ana tāna.
What she/he said was incorrect.E ua ana te ua.
It is raining (lit: "the rain is raining").E tika ana me tū ki te mihi atu ki a koe.
It is appropriate to stand and acknowledge you..E whiti ana te rā.
The sun is shining.E hiahia ana ia ki te haere ki tāwāhi.
Do you want to go to.E mohio ana au ki ana kupu.
I know what her words mean.E kōrero ana au ki a ia.
I am speaking to her.E kata ana a Tawa.
Tawa is laughing.E mātakitaki pouaka whakaata ana a Rangi.
Rangi is television watching.E tata ana ia ki te matapihi ka haere tonu ia ki te kūaha.
Being near the window, she walked to the door.E whāngai ana a Tame i te kurī.
Tame is feeding the dog.E haere ana tātou ki te toa āpōpō.
We will be going to the store tomorrow.E tū ana ia ki mua i Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi.
He is standing in front of the Treaty of Waitangi.E waiata ana māua i te hui.
We (me and one other person) are singing at the gathering.E haere ana koe ki te kura āpōpō.
You're going to school tomorrow.E mōhio ana ia he porotaka te ao.
He knows that the earth is round.E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.E waiata ana ngā tamariki.
The children are (or were) singing.E titiro ana te tauhou ki a au.
The stranger was looking at me.E whiti ana te rā ki Kaikohe.
The sun is shining in Kaikohe.E tū ake ana ia ki te marae.
He is standing up on the marae.E ua ana ki waho.
It's raining outside.E pōuto ana ia i te rākau nā.
He is chopping down the treee.E hui ana te kōmihana ia marama mō te rua rā.
The Commission meets for two days in each month.E rerere ana te manu i runga tata iho i te ngata.
The bird is hovering just above the snail.E more ana a Hine.
Hine is sleeping.E heke ana te hukarere.
The snow is falling.E noho ana mātou i Kawakawa.
We were living in Kawakawa.E moe ana te kuia rā.
The old lady is speaking.E whakakākahuana ia i a ia anō ki ōna kākahu tino pai.
He's getting himself dressed in his best clothes.E tika ana kia mihi au ki a koe me tō whānau i tēnei wā pōuri.
It is appropriate for me to greet you and your family at this sad time.Kāore au e ako ana i te reo Māori.
I am not learning the Māori language.E kōwhiti ana te tamaiti nā i ngā kuku.
The mussels are being shelled by that child by you.E puta ana ngā tamariki katoa ki waho.
All of the children are going outside.E whana ana te tama i te pōro.
The boy is kicking the ball.E haere ana mātou ki Wānaka ā tērā wiki.
We are going to Wānaka next week.E whiri ana au i tētahi kōnae.
I am braiding a food basket.E moe ana te paruauru i roto i te wharau.
The gardener is sleeping in the shed.E mōhio ana au ki te tangata e kōrero nā koe.
I know the person you're talking about.E tunu ana a Mere i te kai.
Mere is cooking the food.E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.E whakapono ana au ki a koe.
I am believing in you.E whaikōrero ana te koroua.
The elderly man is making a speech.E whai ana ngā tamariki i te pōro.
The children are chasing the ball.E kīia ana te kōrero...
The saying goes...E whakarongo ana ngā pirihimana ki te tangata.
The policemen are listening to the person.E kai ana ngā tamariki i te hapa.
The children are eating dinner.E haere ana koe ki hea?
Where are you going now?E kaingākau ana ia ki tana mokopuna ki a Tīwana.
She is very fond of her grandchild, Tīwana.E pānui ana te tama i te pukapuka.
The boy is reading the book.E kauhoe ana ia ki te motu.
She is going to swim to the island.E kāia ana hoki he tino toa koe ki taua mahi.
It is also said that you were a real champion at that job.E noho ana au i te rohe o Pōneke.
I am living in the Wellington region.E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.E tākaro ana rāua i te papa tākaro.
They (two people) are playing at the playground.E haere ana mātou ki te one āpōpō.
We are going to the beach tomorrow.E kōrero ana ia ki ngā tamariki.
He is talking to the children.E moe ana te pēpi.
The baby is sleeping.E hīkoi ana rātou ki te tūnga pahi.
They're walking to the bus stop.E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.E horoi ana a Tawa i a ia.
Tawa is washing himself.E kauhoe ana te hoiho i te moana.
The yellow-eyed penguin is swimming in the sea.E mataku ana ia ki a au?
Is she afraid of me?E kimi ana a Manu i tāna waea pūkoro.
Manu is searching for his cell phone.E mauāhara ana a Manu ki a Hera.
Manu is holding a grudge against Hera.E haere ana au ki te rūma horoi hīrere ai.
I'm going to the bathroom for a shower.E rapu ana ia i tētahi rangimarietanga.
He's looking for peace of mind.E kauhoe ana rātou i ngā ngaru.
They are swimming in the waves.E aroha ana ahau ki a Pāora.
I love Pāora.E pīrangi ana a Māui ki tēnā aihikirimi.
Māui desires/wants that icecream by you.E kauhoe ana ia ki te moutere.
She is going to swim to the island.E whakamutu ana ia i tana horonga.
She is finishing the washing.E mātakitaki ana rātou i te netipāora.
They are watching the netball.E tapahi ana ia ki te kani.
He was cutting with the saw.E pēhea ana tērā tāne pai?
How is that good man?E haere ana ngā wāhine ki te toa.
The women are going to the shop.E kihi ana ia i tētahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.