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The past tense is indicated by using the tense marker i te:
I te oma au.
I was running.
This can also be used as a locative, to indicate where something was. For example:
I te kura ia.
She was at school.
This is very similar to the use of kei as a locative, saying where someone or something is at the moment:
Kei te kura ia.
She is at school.
I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.I te tama.
The boy had it.I runga i te taraka.
On the truck.I runga i te tēpu.
On the table.I hea te papakāinga?
Where was the settlement?I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.I runga ake i te maunga ngā manu.
The birds were above the mountain.I te marae, he aha te mahi a ngā koroua?
At the marae, what is the work of the elders?I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?I a wai?
Who had it?I te whare pikitia.
At the pictures.I raro i te rākau a Rangi.
Rangi was under the tree.I taku whaea ngā tamariki.
The children were with my mother.I te taha mauī o te tēpu te ngeru.
The cat was to the left of the table.I a Hōne ngā kī inapō.
Hōne had the keys last night.I runga i te ara te motokā.
The car was on the road.I konei tonu.
It was right here.I roto i te pouaka ngā āporo.
The apples were in the box.I muri i te whare te motokā.
The car was behind the house.I te taha katau o te waka te kurī.
The dog was to the right of the car.I tōku tari au.
I was in my office.I a ia āku pukapuka?
Did he have my books?I raro te ngeru i te tūru.
The cat was under the chair.I runga i te tūru te pukapuka.
The book was on the chair.I te toa.
At the store.I raro i te tēpu.
Under the table.I te kāinga ahau ināpō.
I was at home last night.I tōku tari au.
I was in my office.I te tepu.
It was on the table.I roto i te whare ngā pukapuka.
The books were inside the house.I roto i te wharepaku a Hine.
Hine was in the bathroom.I a rāua te waka i te ata nei.
They had it this morning.I mua i te kuaha ngā tamariki.
The children were in front of the door.I Disneyland au!
I was in Disneyland!I raro i te tēpu ngā hū.
The shoes were below the table.I a wai mā ngā paraikete?
Who had the blankets?I te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
On the path from Waiuku to Te Maioro.I runga ake te kapu i te tēpu.
The cup was above the table.I runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen was on the table.I runga te rorohiko i te tēpu.
The computer was on the table.I te kura ia.
She was at school.I te waka rā, he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.I te taha o te awa aua mea.
They were beside the river.I konei tonu.
It was right here.I Ingarangi koe?
Were you in England?I hea te pene?
Where was the pen?I reira te waka.
The car was there.I taua wāhi te marae.
The marae was at that place.