Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks using the appropriate verb markers “ke” or “e” for simple and continuous states respectively.
1. “*Kei*” te whare ahau.(I, present continuous)
2. Ahau “*ke*” whakarongo ki te purorangi. (Listen, simple)
3. Whangaia te kuri, “*e*” noho i te whare. (Stay, continuous)
4. “*kei*” te wiki mate koe. (You, present continuous)
5. “*e*” whakapau aduana i a matou. (Spend, continuous)
6. “*ke*” whakarereke i aku whakaaro. (Change, simple)
7. “*e*” whakaro ahau i te whare. (Plan, continuous)
8. Ratou “*ke*” korero maori. (Speak, simple)
9. “*ke*” ahau whakakore e whakaae. (Refuse, simple)
10. “*e*” whiwhi pukapuka a ratou. (Get, continuous)
11. “*ke*” purare ahau te tikanga. (Forget, simple)
12. “*e*” whaikorero a ratou. (Speak, continuous)
13. “*ke*” whakanui i to whanau. (Respect, simple)
14. “*e*” whai wawata ahau. (Dream, continuous)
15. “*ke*” whakakau ake ahau. (Climb, simple)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with correct Simple or Continuous verbs.
1. “*E*” whakatupu whakawai a matou. (Grow, continuous)
2. “*ke*” waiho te pukapuka i te whare. (Leave, simple)
3. “*e*” whakawhetai ahau i a koe. (Thank, continuous)
4. Ahau “*ke*” whakakore e whakaae. (Refuse, simple)
5. “*e*” noho a ratou ki te whare. (Stay, continuous)
6. “*ke*” whakapau waihora ahau. (Pass, simple)
7. “*e*” tuku korero ahau. (Talk, continuous)
8. “*ke*” wawatatia a Tatou. (Hope, simple)
9. “*e*” whakapiri ahau ki te whare. (Close, continuous)
10. “*ke*” ka whakatika ahau. (Stand, simple)
11. “*he*” ahau whakakore e whakaaro. (Think, continuous)
12. “*ke*” whakapau kaha a ratou. (Try, simple)
13. “*he*” te wero i a whakaaro. (Challenge, continuous)
14. “*ke*” whakahere a matou. (Prepare, simple)
15. “*e*” ka whiriwhiri moku. (Decide, continuous)
