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