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