

CHAP. VI. J THE GRAMMAR. 343 



PAST TENSE. 

 Kua or ka waka matau ahau I have teached. 



FUTURE TENSE. 

 Ahau e waka matau ai . I shall teach. 



IMPERATIVE MOOD. 



Waka matau koe . . . Teach thou. 



SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. 



PRESENT TENSE. 

 Kia waka matau ahau . . I may teach. 



PAST TENSE. 

 ai ahau . I should have teached. 



Examples of Impersonal Verbs. 



He ua ana It rains. 



He hau papa ana . . .It snows. 



He watitiri ana .... It thunders. 



He wira ana .... It lightens. 



He witi mai ana . . .It appears. 



He hau auru ana . . It blows from the west. 



Formation of the Passive Verbs from their Active Form. 



ACTIVE FORM PASSIVE FORM. 



Aroha . . To love. Arohahina . To be beloved. 



guided. 

 followed. 

 thrown. 

 tossed. 

 put out. 



weeded. 



called. 



hated. 



