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He whakamārama
In Te wāhanga tuarua of Te Kākano you have begun using kei te . . . with the verb haere to mean ‘. . . is going’ (pp. 12-14). Kei te . . . is only used for present or future time and indicates that the action is continuous or progressive, i.e. the English translation of the verb will usually have ‘-ing’ on the end. Verbs typically describe actions. You have also learnt some other verbs which are used following ki te (p. 14) and me (p. 15), such as noho (to stay, sit, live) and hoko (to buy/sell). There are many verbs like these that can be used instead of haere after kei te.
Here is an exercise using kei te with verbs you have learnt in Te wāhanga tuarua. There is further practice of some of these verbs on the audio exercises for this chapter.
Choose a suitable word to fill each gap of the story. Use each word only once.
Whiriwhiria tētahi kupu tika hei whakakī i ia ango o ngā korero. Kia kotahi anake te whakamahi i ia kupu.
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kai
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whakatika
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kōrero
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noho
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hī
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hoki
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moe
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kaukau
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hoko
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ako
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ā
