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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 te marae, he aha te mahi a ngā koroua?
At the marae, what is the work of the elders?I runga i te tēpu.
On the table.I te taha o te awa aua mea.
They were beside the river.I runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen was on the table.I hea te pene?
Where was the pen?I a rāua te waka i te ata nei.
They had it this morning.I Ingarangi koe?
Were you in England?I hea te papakāinga?
Where was the settlement?I a wai mā ngā paraikete?
Who had the blankets?I a wai?
Who had it?I te toa.
At the store.I a Hōne ngā kī inapō.
Hōne had the keys last night.I taku whaea ngā tamariki.
The children were with my mother.I te tepu.
It was on the table.I te ara haere atu i Waiuku ki Te Maioro.
On the path from Waiuku to Te Maioro.I tōku tari au.
I was in my office.I te tama.
The boy had it.I te waka rā, he tāne kau.
In the canoe, there was just a man (or: "there were just men").I te kāinga ahau ināpō.
I was at home last night.I runga i te taraka.
On the truck.I muri tēnei pukapuka i te tūru.
This book was behind the chair.I Disneyland au!
I was in Disneyland!I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?I konei tonu.
It was right here.I konei te toa.
The shop used to be here.I te kura ia.
She was at school.I raro i te tēpu.
Under the table.I te whare pikitia.
At the pictures.I a ia āku pukapuka?
Did he have my books?