Kei te, Ka , i

Whakapaakehatia:

'Kei te peke koe'

• i am jumping

• you are sleeping

• you are jumping

• we are sitting

the tense marker 'Kei te' means?

• something is happening right now

• Matua Pou is awesome

• something is about to happen

• something as already happened

The tense marker 'Ka' means

• something is happening right now

• something might happen

• something is about to happen

• something has already happened

I moe koutou

• you all 3+ people are sleeping

• me and Hemi are sleeping

• me and you are sleeping

• i am sleeping

Whakapaakehaatia:

'Ka Whiikoi ahau ki te toa'

• i am running to the shop

• i am doing rolly pollys to the shop

• i am walking to the shop

• i am flying to the shop

Whakamaoritia:

"me and you are will play at the playground"

• Ka taakaro taaua ki te papataakaro

• kei te oma ahau

• Kei te taakaro koe ki te kura

• Ka haere maatou ki a papa taakaro

Whakammaoritia:

" Kei te tangi a Matua Pou

• Matua Pou is the best

• Matua Pou is tall

• Matua Pou has big muscles

• Matua Pou is crying

Whakamaaoritia:

" i am listening"

• i whakarongo ahau

• kei te whakarongo koutou

• ka whakarongo koe

• kei te whakarongo ahau

If i sentence begins with 'I' this means an action is being done:

• right now

• not at all

• in the past

• in the future

If a sentence begins with 'Ka' this means an action is being done:

• right now

• in the past

• not at all

• in the future