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Kei te is the tense marker used to indicate that something is happening in the present:
Kei te oma au.
I am running.
The past tense is indicated by using i te.
I te oma au.
I was running.
Ka horoi koe i ngā rīhi i muri i te kai.
You will wash the dishes after the meal.Ka waiata te kapa haka i te hui.
The haka group will sing at the gathering.Ka tuhituhi a Pita i te reta mō tōna hoa.
Pita will write the letter for his friend.I te mātakitaki au i te kiriata me ōku hoa.
I was watching the movie with my friends.I te haere rātou ki te moana ki te kauhoe.
They were going to the beach to swim.Ka haere au ki te toa āpōpō ki te hoko kai.
I will go to the shop tomorrow to buy food.I te hanga te kaiako i ngā mahi mō te akomanga.
The teacher was preparing the work for the class.I te tunu a Hana i te keke mō te hui.
Hana was baking the cake for the meeting.I te tākaro ngā tamariki i te pāmu i te rā wera
The children were playing at the farm on the hot day.Ka whakatika a Hine i te whare ā te ata.
Hine will clean the house in the morning.I te whakarongo mātou ki te waiata i te rā whānau.
We were listening to the song at the birthday.I te hoki mai a Rewi i te mahi i te ahiahi.
Rewi was returning from work in the evening.Ka haere rātou ki te moana ki te kaukau.
They will go to the beach to swim.Ka kōrero a Rewi ki te kaiako hei te Rātū.
Rewi will speak to the teacher on Tuesday.I te ako a Pita i te reo Māori i te kura.
Pita was learning te reo Māori at school.I te whakareri a Mere mō te haerenga ki Tāhuna.
Mere was preparing for the trip to Queenstown.Ka rere te waka rererangi ki Tāmaki Makaurau ā te ahiahi.
The plane will fly to Auckland in the afternoon.I te haere au ki te toa ki te hoko kai.
I was going to the shop to buy food.Ka haere mātou ki te whare pikitia hei te Rāmere.
We will go to the cinema on Friday.Ka tunu a Mere i te kai mō te whānau ā te pō.
Mere will cook dinner for the family tonight.I te inumanga o te pia, ka hauranga rātou.
On drinking the beer, they got drunk.I te mutunga wiki i haere au ki te awa,te kura, te toa hoki.
On the weekend I went to the river, to the school and also to the shop.I te pupuhi te hau inanahi.
The wind was blowing yesterday.I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he arotakenga.
At the end of the hui, an evaluation was done.I te pīrangi koe ki te kaputī?
Did you want a tea?I te hanga rātou i te whare.
They were building the house.I te whana te tama i te pōro.
The boy was kicking the ball.I te hari katoa hāunga anō a Honi.
Everyone was happy except Honi.I te raka tonu te hōro.
The hall was still locked.I te Mane ka haere ahau ki Taupō.
I went to Taupo on Monday.I te kaha o te rā ki to whiti, ka pōngia iho ahau.
The sun was so bright I had to close my eyes.I te kōrero au ki a ia.
I was speaking to her.I te kōrero a Amaru.
Amaru was talking.I te pupuhi te hau.
The wind was blowing.I te topenga o te rākau, ka riri te iwi.
When the tree was cut, the people were angry.I te matapihi tata tonu, ka haere ia ki te kūaha.
She walked from near the window to the door.I te piki au i te rākau.
I was climbing the tree.I te moe ngā pēpi.
The baby was sleeping.I te whakarongo koutou?
Were you listening?I te haere rātou.
They were going.I te matekai ngā tamariki.
The children were hungry.I te kai te kōtiro.
The girl was eating.I te moe a Pita.
Pita was asleep.I te mutunga o te pōwhiri, ka tū te hākari.
At the end of the welcome, a feast was held.I te kai te kōtero i te āporo.
The girl was eating the apple.I te hīkoi rātou i nanahi.
They were walking yesterday.I te hīkoi a Taika ki te kura.
Taika was walking to school.I te kōrero ngā wahine.
The women were talking.I te whakawhitinga o te katipō i te matapihi, mea oma.
The spider ran across the window.