Grammar

Today we're going to learn more grammar to do with time, slightly a little more tricky to challenge you.

How would you ask 'What time did Graeme phone'?
  • He aha te tāima i waea mai ai a Kereama?
  • Te tāima i waea a Kereama?
 

'He aha te tāima' preceeds the action or event. Is this statement true or false?
  • True
  • False
 

How would you ask 'What was the time when you woke'?
  • He aha te tāima i waea mai ai a Kereama?
  • He aha te tāima i oho ai koe?
 

In this sentence structure ie. asking what time Graeme phoned, does the 'i' come before or after the verb when translated to Māori?
  • Before
  • After
 

Using this sentence structure, the term 'ai' comes after the verb and indicates the event happened in the past? Is this statement true or false?
  • True
  • False
 

'He aha te tāima i mutu ai te kura'? This is the Māori translation for which option below?
  • What time did work finish?
  • What time did school finish?
 

'He aha te tāima i timata ai te hui'? This is the Māori translation for which option below?
  • What time did the meeting commence?
  • What time did the meeting finish?
 

Which of the following is the correct translation for 'What time did you go'?
  • He aha te tāima i waea mai ai a Kereama?
  • He aha te tāima i oho ai koe?
  • He aha te tāima i haere ai koe?
 

Which of the following is the correct translation for 'What time did you depart'?
  • He aha te tāima i wehe ai koe?
  • He aha te tāima?
  • He aha te tāima i haere ai koe?
 

How would you answer the question above and say, 'At 6 o'clock'
  • Nō te ono karaka
  • Nō te whitu karaka
  • Nō te waru karaka
 

How would you ask 'What time did you all meet up'?
  • He aha te wā?
  • He aha te tāima i maranga ai koe?
  • He aha te tāima i haere ai koe?
  • He aha te tāima i tūtaki ai koutou?
 

How would you answer the question above and say, 'At 1 o'clock
  • I te tahi karaka
  • I te iwa karaka
  • Nō te waru karaka
 

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