🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

✅ Identify and understand past, present, and future tenses in Te Reo Māori.

✅ Use correct tense markers with verbs to describe daily activities.

✅ Construct simple sentences using the right tense.

🌟 Success Criteria

I can recognise the differences between past, present, and future tenses.

I can use verbs correctly to describe actions that have happened, are happening, or will happen.

I can write simple sentences in Te Reo Māori using the correct tense markers.

📖 Tense Marker Reference Chart

Use this table to help you with the activities below:

Past (I mua):   i + verb  |  e.g., i haere (went), i kai (ate), i mahi (worked)

Present (Ināianei):   kei te + verb  |  e.g., kei te haere (going), kei te kai (eating), kei te mahi (working)

Future (Āpōpō):   ka + verb  |  e.g., ka haere (will go), ka kai (will eat), ka mahi (will work)

🔗 Part 1: Match the Verb to Its Tense

Draw a line to match each verb phrase to the correct tense. The first one has been done for you!

✏️ Part 2: Complete the Sentence

Fill in the blank with the correct tense marker or verb from the box below.

Word Bank:   i  |  kei te  |  ka  |  haere  |  kai  |  mahi

__________ haere au ki te kura i te ata.

__________ kai au i te tina ināianei.

Ka __________ au āpōpō.

I __________ ia ki te toa.

Ka __________ mātou i te hapa pō nei.

🖊️ Part 3: Write Your Own Sentences

Write one sentence about your own daily activities for each tense. Use the reference chart at the top to help you!

Hint: Start with i + verb + au...

Hint: Start with Kei te + verb + au...

Hint: Start with Ka + verb + au...

🌺 Extension Challenge (Advanced Learners)

Write a short paragraph (3–4 sentences) using all three tenses to describe your day — what you did, what you are doing, and what you will do. Use as many new vocabulary words as you can!

💭 Reflection

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