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The past tense is indicated by using the tense marker i te:
I te oma au.
I was running.
This can also be used as a locative, to indicate where something was. For example:
I te kura ia.
She was at school.
This is very similar to the use of kei as a locative, saying where someone or something is at the moment:
Kei te kura ia.
She is at school.
I roto i te pouaka ngā āporo.
The apples were in the box.I tōku tari au.
I was in my office.I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?I taku whaea ngā tamariki.
The children were with my mother.I raro i te tēpu.
Under the table.I raro te ngeru i te tūru.
The cat was under the chair.I runga i te taraka.
On the truck.I roto i te wharepaku a Hine.
Hine was in the bathroom.I roto i te whare ngā pukapuka.
The books were inside the house.I te taha o te awa aua mea.
They were beside the river.I tōku tari au.
I was in my office.I runga i te tēpu.
On the table.I reira te waka.
The car was there.I te marae, he aha te mahi a ngā koroua?
At the marae, what is the work of the elders?I Disneyland au!
I was in Disneyland!I runga i te tūru te pukapuka.
The book was on the chair.I a ia āku pukapuka?
Did he have my books?I a wai mā ngā paraikete?
Who had the blankets?I Ingarangi koe?
Were you in England?I te kura ia.
She was at school.I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.I runga ake i te maunga ngā manu.
The birds were above the mountain.I hea te pene?
Where was the pen?I te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
On the path from Waiuku to Te Maioro.I a rāua te waka i te ata nei.
They had it this morning.I raro i te rākau a Rangi.
Rangi was under the tree.I te waka rā, he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").I te taha mauī o te tēpu te ngeru.
The cat was to the left of the table.I taua wāhi te marae.
The marae was at that place.I te taha katau o te waka te kurī.
The dog was to the right of the car.I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.I te kāinga ahau ināpō.
I was at home last night.I konei tonu.
It was right here.I muri i te whare te motokā.
The car was behind the house.I runga ake te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup was above the table.I runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen was on the table.I te whare pikitia.
At the pictures.I a Hōne ngā kī inapō.
Hōne had the keys last night.I runga i te ara te motokā.
The car was on the road.I mua i te kuaha ngā tamariki.
The children were in front of the door.I raro i te tēpu ngā hū.
The shoes were below the table.I te tepu.
It was on the table.I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.I hea te papakāinga?
Where was the settlement?I konei tonu.
It was right here.I runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer was on the table.