32. Perfect tense + singular te + verb

E lava ke ke fa’u, tohi mo lea faka-Tonga ‘o ngāue’aki ‘a e  fa’unga sētesi, pe kupu’i lea (phrase pe feleisi) pe kupu’i sētesi (clause pe koloasi) ko ‘eni’. Kamata’aki ‘a e lea faka’ilonga  taimi haohaoa  ko e kuo  ‘i mu’a ‘i he polonauna toko taha ko e te pea hoko mai ai ha veape.  Hangē ko ‘eni: Kuo’ te palōmesi. Kiliki ‘i he hokonga ope ‘i lalo’ ki he ngaahi fakamatala mo ha  ‘ekisasaisi ke ne toe fakamaama ange ‘a e fakakaukau ‘oku fakamatala’i ko ‘eni’.

Kiliki heni ki he fakiikiiki: Lea faka’ilonga taimi, Veape, ‘Etiveape, Etisekitivi, ‘Ātikolo, Nauna   Peleposisini

You can create, write, and speak in Tongan using this sentence or phrase or clause structure. Start by placing the past sign o perfect kuo before the preposed singular pronoun te followed by a verb. For example: Kuo’ te palōmesi. In English: I have promised. The pronoun u can be used to replace the pronoun te in this sentence structure. Click the links below for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.