Past Tense

I slept

• Kei te moe au

• I moe koe

• I moe au

• I moe ia

Did you study?

• I ako au?

• I ako ia?

• I kai koe?

• I ako koe?

I whānau mai au i Kirikiriroa.

• I was born in Gisborne

• I was born in Hamilton

• I met my family in Hamilton

• You were born in Hamilton

I tipu ake koe i hea?

• Where did you grow up?

• Where did you go?

• When did you grow up?

• When did she grow up?

I haere koe ki hea?

• Where are you going?

• Where were you going?

• When did you go?

• Where did you go?

When did you go?

• Ināhea koe haere ai?

• Ināhea koe i haere ai?

• Ināhea koe i haere?

• Ināhea koe haere?

When did the assembly finish?

• Ināhea te hui i tīmata ai?

• Ināhea te hui tīmata ai?

• Ināhea te hui i mutu ai?

• Ināhea te hui i tīmata?

I was watching Harry Potter

• I te mātakitaki au i Hare Pota

• I mātakitaki au i Hare Pota

• I mātakitaki koe i Hare Pota

• I te mātakitaki koe i Hare Pota

Who ate my chocolate?

• Nā wai tāku tiakarete kai?

• Nā wai i kai tiakarete?

• I kai koe i tāku tiakarete?

• Nā wai tāku tiakarete i kai?

It was you guys who ate my biscuits

• Nā koutou te pihikete i kai

• Nā mātou te pihikete i kai

• Nāu te pihikete i kai

• Nāna te pihikete i kai