In the Maori language, the present progressive tense conveys an action that is currently ongoing. It is formed using the full verb followed by ‘ana’. This tense is utilized commonly for conversations and storytelling, to depict actions that are incomplete or are happening right now.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in present progressive tense.
1. *E whakarongo* ana ahau ki te waiata. (Listening)
2. He *tākaro* ana te tama ki waho. (Playing)
3. *E whakapau* ana mātou i te wā ki te whakarite mō te hui. (Spending)
4. Kei *tatari* koe ana. (Waiting)
5. She *mahi* ana ia i ana pukapuka mahi. (Working)
6. He *whakaputa* ana ahau i tētahi pānui. (Issuing)
7. Kei te *ako* ana mātou i te reo Māori. (Learning)
8. He *whakanoho* ana ngā tamariki ki te taone nui. (Living)
9. Kei te *whakanoho* ahau i te toa. (Sitting)
10. Kei te *whakaputa* koutou i te pūrongo. (Preparing)
11. I *hoko* ana ahau i te kākahu. (Buying)
12. Kei te *whakakao* ana mātou i te tē. (Making)
13. Kei te *ina* ahau i te kiri. (Dry)
14. I *whakahā* ahau i te kai. (Eat)
15. Kei te *whakakao* ana mātou i te wai. (Boiling)
2. He *tākaro* ana te tama ki waho. (Playing)
3. *E whakapau* ana mātou i te wā ki te whakarite mō te hui. (Spending)
4. Kei *tatari* koe ana. (Waiting)
5. She *mahi* ana ia i ana pukapuka mahi. (Working)
6. He *whakaputa* ana ahau i tētahi pānui. (Issuing)
7. Kei te *ako* ana mātou i te reo Māori. (Learning)
8. He *whakanoho* ana ngā tamariki ki te taone nui. (Living)
9. Kei te *whakanoho* ahau i te toa. (Sitting)
10. Kei te *whakaputa* koutou i te pūrongo. (Preparing)
11. I *hoko* ana ahau i te kākahu. (Buying)
12. Kei te *whakakao* ana mātou i te tē. (Making)
13. Kei te *ina* ahau i te kiri. (Dry)
14. I *whakahā* ahau i te kai. (Eat)
15. Kei te *whakakao* ana mātou i te wai. (Boiling)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the appropriate present progressive tense verb.
1. Kei te *kākākura* ahau i taku whare. (Cleaning)
2. I *whakaputa* ana ahau i tētahi pānui. (Publishing)
3. Kei te *whakaoti* koe i te mahi. (Finishing)
4. Kei te *whakararuraru* ana rātou i te whakaaturanga. (Planning)
5. I *whakaakona* ana ahau i ngā tamariki. (Teaching)
6. He *whakapai* ana tātou i tō tātou marae. (Improving)
7. He *whakaoti* ana ahau i te pānui. (Completing)
8. He *whakatau* ahau i te mana whakahaere. (Settling)
9. I *hoko* ana ahau i tētahi hoko. (Selling)
10. Kei te *whakaputa* ana koe i te pūrongo. (Releasing)
11. He *haere* ana koe ki te whare kōrero. (Going)
12. Kua *whakapau* koutou i te moni. (Spending)
13. He *whakaputa* ana kōrua i te tohu. (Creating)
14. I *whakapau* ahau i taku wā ki te whakarite mō te hui. (Exhausting)
15. I *whara* ahau i taku waewae. (Hurting)
2. I *whakaputa* ana ahau i tētahi pānui. (Publishing)
3. Kei te *whakaoti* koe i te mahi. (Finishing)
4. Kei te *whakararuraru* ana rātou i te whakaaturanga. (Planning)
5. I *whakaakona* ana ahau i ngā tamariki. (Teaching)
6. He *whakapai* ana tātou i tō tātou marae. (Improving)
7. He *whakaoti* ana ahau i te pānui. (Completing)
8. He *whakatau* ahau i te mana whakahaere. (Settling)
9. I *hoko* ana ahau i tētahi hoko. (Selling)
10. Kei te *whakaputa* ana koe i te pūrongo. (Releasing)
11. He *haere* ana koe ki te whare kōrero. (Going)
12. Kua *whakapau* koutou i te moni. (Spending)
13. He *whakaputa* ana kōrua i te tohu. (Creating)
14. I *whakapau* ahau i taku wā ki te whakarite mō te hui. (Exhausting)
15. I *whara* ahau i taku waewae. (Hurting)
