Kei te..... Using the simple present tense in Māori.

We have been learning to talk about what we are doing in the present tense in Māori.  We used the example below from He Reo Tupu, He Reo Ora to begin to collect useful verbs which describe everyday actions.   We want to be able to talk about running, walking, dancing and singing so we have been using the Māori Dictionary to help.

Kei te tākaro ngā tamariki.	The children are playing.
Kei te oma a Te Awarangi rāua ko Mere. He tere a Mere ki te oma.	Te Awarangi and Mere are running. Mere is fast at running.
Kei hea ia?	Where is she?
Kei muri i te toka.	Behind the rock.
Kei konei koe!	Here you are!