The Present Perfect Progressive tense in Maori grammar, also known as ‘Kua whakawhanaukeke hoki’, is a tense that describes an action that started in the past and continues in the present, or an ongoing situation that is still happening. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “kua”, followed by the main verb in its progressive form, which usually ends with “-ke ana”. Now, let’s practice this tense with some exercises.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
1. Kua *mahike ana* (work) ahau i te wharehokahoka mo nga tau maha.
2. Kua *whakahoki ana* (return) ratou ki te kāinga.
3. Kāore mātou i *kitea ana* (see) a Papa mo etahi ra.
4. Kua *korero ana* (speak) ahau i te reo Maori mo nga marama maha.
5. Kua *whakaatu ana* (show) ia i ana pukapuka ki a matou.
6. Kua *whakawha ana* (feed) koe i te kurī?
7. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) koe i o moni?
8. Kua *kai ana* (eat) ra ratou i te kai nui.
9. Kua *inu ana* (drink) ahau i te wai.
10. Kua *oma ana* (run) ahau i te ra whanau.
11. Kua *korero ana* (speak) koe ki a whaea?
12. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) ratou i o ra.
13. Kua *mahike ana* (work) koe i te whare?
14. Kua *whakaatu ana* (show) koe i o pikitia ki a ia?
15. Kua *whakaako ana* (teach) koe i te reo Maori ki a ia?
2. Kua *whakahoki ana* (return) ratou ki te kāinga.
3. Kāore mātou i *kitea ana* (see) a Papa mo etahi ra.
4. Kua *korero ana* (speak) ahau i te reo Maori mo nga marama maha.
5. Kua *whakaatu ana* (show) ia i ana pukapuka ki a matou.
6. Kua *whakawha ana* (feed) koe i te kurī?
7. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) koe i o moni?
8. Kua *kai ana* (eat) ra ratou i te kai nui.
9. Kua *inu ana* (drink) ahau i te wai.
10. Kua *oma ana* (run) ahau i te ra whanau.
11. Kua *korero ana* (speak) koe ki a whaea?
12. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) ratou i o ra.
13. Kua *mahike ana* (work) koe i te whare?
14. Kua *whakaatu ana* (show) koe i o pikitia ki a ia?
15. Kua *whakaako ana* (teach) koe i te reo Maori ki a ia?
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb.
1. Kua *korero ana* (speak) ahau ki a koe mo nga haora maha.
2. Kua *whakarongo ana* (listen) koe ki te pene mo nga meneti maha.
3. Kua *whakatakoto ana* (lay) koe i te moenga?
4. Kua *haere ana* (go) ratou ki te tāone.
5. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) ahau i taku wā ki te wharepukapuka.
6. Kua *patu ana* (hit) koe i te piho?
7. Kua *kite ana* (see) koutou i a Mum?
8. Kua *whakanoho ana* (place) koe i te whare?
9. Kua *mahike ana* (work) ratou i te whareherehere?
10. Kua *titiro ana* (look) koe i te whetu?
11. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) koe i o ra ki te whare whakangahau?
12. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) koutou i a koutou wā ki te umu nui?
13. Kua *whakahoki ana* (return) koe i nga ipu?
14. Kua *whakawhana ana* (open) ratou i te tatau?
15. Kua *whakawhana ana* (open) koe i te matapihi?
2. Kua *whakarongo ana* (listen) koe ki te pene mo nga meneti maha.
3. Kua *whakatakoto ana* (lay) koe i te moenga?
4. Kua *haere ana* (go) ratou ki te tāone.
5. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) ahau i taku wā ki te wharepukapuka.
6. Kua *patu ana* (hit) koe i te piho?
7. Kua *kite ana* (see) koutou i a Mum?
8. Kua *whakanoho ana* (place) koe i te whare?
9. Kua *mahike ana* (work) ratou i te whareherehere?
10. Kua *titiro ana* (look) koe i te whetu?
11. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) koe i o ra ki te whare whakangahau?
12. Kua *whakapau ana* (spend) koutou i a koutou wā ki te umu nui?
13. Kua *whakahoki ana* (return) koe i nga ipu?
14. Kua *whakawhana ana* (open) ratou i te tatau?
15. Kua *whakawhana ana* (open) koe i te matapihi?
