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