The Past perfect progressive tense in Maori grammar is conveyed differently than it is in English, mainly through the use of context, other grammatical elements and specific word choices. It indicates an action or state that was ongoing in the past and finished at some point in the past. The context often signals this tense.
Maori Past Perfect Progressive Tense Exercise 1
1. *Kua* (Have) whakatuhia he mauri mo te rongo i muri
2. Te wharepaku *i whakakorea* (was locked) e ahau
3. *Kua* (Have) whakarereke a Matiu te hohipera
4. Te wharepuni *kua* (Have) whakakorehia e Matiu
5. *I whakakore* (Deny) a ia i te kai
6. Te whare *kua whakarewa* (has lifted) a Matiu
7. *Kua whakatau* (Have settled) a Matiu i te whare
8. I *kua uru* (have entered) a Matiu ki te whare
9. *Kua whakakore* (Have denied) a ia i te kai
10. *Kua whakarewa* (Have lifted) a Matiu i te whare
11. He kai *kua* (Has) hokona
12. E hoa, *kua whakarewa* (Have lifted) a Matiu i te waka
13. *I whakaae* (Agreed) a Matiu ki te whakatika i te whare
14. Te whare *kua whakarewa* (has lifted) a Matiu
15. *Kua whakawhiti* (Have crossed) a Matiu i te awa
Maori Past Perfect Progressive Tense Exercise 2
1. Kua whiwhi tekau ma whitu nga *pani* (Wounds)
2. Te whare *kua pakaru* (has broken)
3. *Kua whiwhi* (Have received) ia i tana kohatu
4. *I whiwhi* (Received) a Matiu i tana kete
5. Te wharepaku *i whakakore* (was locked) e Matiu
6. *Kua whiwhi* (Have received) a Matiu i tana patu
7. *I whakakore* (Deny) a ia i te kai
8. Kua whakaae a Matiu ki te whakakore i te whare
9. Te wharepuni *kua whakakore* (have denied) e Matiu
10. *Kua whakakorea* (Have denied) a Matiu i te kai
11. He kai *i* (Has) hokona
12. E hoa, *kua whakakore* (Have lifted) a Matiu i te whare
13. *I whakaae* (Agreed) a Matiu ki te whakakore i te whare
14. Te wharepaku *i whakakorea* (was locked) e Matiu
15. *Kua whakakorea* (Have denied) a Matiu i te kai
