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