Present progressive Exercises For Maori Grammar

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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 *tฤkaro* ana te tama ki waho. (Playing)
3. *E whakapau* ana mฤtou i te wฤ ki te whakarite mล 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 tฤ“tahi pฤnui. (Issuing)
7. Kei te *ako* ana mฤtou i te reo Mฤori. (Learning)
8. He *whakanoho* ana ngฤ tamariki ki te taone nui. (Living)
9. Kei te *whakanoho* ahau i te toa. (Sitting)
10. Kei te *whakaputa* koutou i te pลซrongo. (Preparing)
11. I *hoko* ana ahau i te kฤkahu. (Buying)
12. Kei te *whakakao* ana mฤtou i te tฤ“. (Making)
13. Kei te *ina* ahau i te kiri. (Dry)
14. I *whakahฤ* ahau i te kai. (Eat)
15. Kei te *whakakao* ana mฤtou i te wai. (Boiling)

Exercise 2: Fill in the blank with the appropriate present progressive tense verb.

1. Kei te *kฤkฤkura* ahau i taku whare. (Cleaning)
2. I *whakaputa* ana ahau i tฤ“tahi pฤnui. (Publishing)
3. Kei te *whakaoti* koe i te mahi. (Finishing)
4. Kei te *whakararuraru* ana rฤtou i te whakaaturanga. (Planning)
5. I *whakaakona* ana ahau i ngฤ tamariki. (Teaching)
6. He *whakapai* ana tฤtou i tล tฤtou marae. (Improving)
7. He *whakaoti* ana ahau i te pฤnui. (Completing)
8. He *whakatau* ahau i te mana whakahaere. (Settling)
9. I *hoko* ana ahau i tฤ“tahi hoko. (Selling)
10. Kei te *whakaputa* ana koe i te pลซrongo. (Releasing)
11. He *haere* ana koe ki te whare kลrero. (Going)
12. Kua *whakapau* koutou i te moni. (Spending)
13. He *whakaputa* ana kลrua i te tohu. (Creating)
14. I *whakapau* ahau i taku wฤ ki te whakarite mล te hui. (Exhausting)
15. I *whara* ahau i taku waewae. (Hurting)

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