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First Lessons in Maori
§ 67. The tenses of the Indicative are as follows:—
§ 67. The tenses of the Indicative are as follows:—
1. Imperfect.
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E ora ana ahau, I am well.
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Kahore ahau e ora ana, I am not well.
2. Perfect.
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Kua ora ahau, I have become well.
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Kahore ahau kia ora, I have not become well.
3. Past Indefinite.
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I ora ahau, I was well, or became well.
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Kihai ahau i ora, I was not well.
4. Future.
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E ora ahau, I shall be (or become) well.
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E kore ahau e ora, I shall not be (or become) well.
5. Inceptive.
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Ka ora ahau, I became, or shall become well.
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Ka kore ahau e ora, I became, or shall become not well.
For the Subjunctive refer to § 46.