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