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Pseudo Passive Whānau Worksheet

Read the short kōrero and work through the language tasks. The focus is on pseudo-passive forms: sentences in which the action is expressed with a passive-form verb, while the agent is introduced by e. Check verb forms against the examples here; passive endings vary by verb. You may use the fictional whānau in the kōrero rather than sharing personal details.

He rā mahi tahi

I te ata o te Rāhoroi, ka whakaritea te kai e te whānau o Ari. Ka horoia ngā huawhenua e Hana, ā, ka tapahia ngā kāroti e Pita. Ka tunua te hupa e Kui. I muri i te kai, ka āwhinatia a Ari e tōna tuakana ki te whakapai i te tēpu. Ka whakatōhia ngā rākau iti e ngā whanaunga ki te māra. I te ahiahi, ka whakatā te whānau i muri i ā rātou mahi. He rā pai mō te mahi ngātahi.

A. Tirohia te hanganga

In the kōrero, identify the verb form and agent in context. Use the sentence itself as evidence.

1.Which sentence from the kōrero is pseudo-passive? Select the best example.

Kei te kai te whānau.
Ka horoia ngā huawhenua e Hana.
Ka tae mai a Hana.

2.In “Ka tapahia ngā kāroti e Pita”, what is the passive-form verb, and who is the agent?

3.True or false: In “Ka tunua te hupa e Kui”, te hupa is doing the cooking.

TrueFalse

4.Complete the sentence from the kōrero: “I muri i te kai, ka a Ari e tōna tuakana.”

5.Match each passive-form verb to its meaning in the kōrero.

horoia
tapahia
tunua
whakatōhia

were cut
were planted
were washed
was cooked

B. Whakamahia te reo

Use the supplied words and patterns. Pay attention to tense markers and the agent introduced by e.

6.Reorder these parts into a well-formed pseudo-passive sentence: “e Kui / Ka / te kai / whakaritea”.

7.Change this active sentence to a pseudo-passive sentence, keeping the meaning: “Ka horoi a Hana i ngā huawhenua.”

8.Ari wants to say that the whānau told Kui’s stories in the afternoon. Write a pseudo-passive sentence beginning “I te ahiahi…”.

9.Explain one effect of choosing a pseudo-passive construction rather than an active construction in a description of shared whānau mahi. Refer to one sentence in the kōrero and explain what the construction foregrounds.

10.Write two linked pseudo-passive sentences in Māori about a fictional whānau preparing for a gathering. Include an agent introduced by e in each sentence, and underline or name each passive-form verb. Use accurate macrons where needed.