76. Past continuous sign of tense na‘e

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 kuo ‘osi ko e na’e, hoko ai ‘a e  lea tokoni veape ko e lolotonga pea toki hoko ai ha  veape. Fakatātā: Na’e lolotonga lotu. Kiliki ‘i he hokonga taupotu ‘i lalo hifo heni’ ki he ngaahi fakamatala mo ha ‘ekisasaisi ke ne fakamaama ange ‘a e fakamatala’ ni.

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 sign of  past tense na’e in the beginning followed by the auxiliary verb lolotonga then a verb to show a state of past continuous tense. For example: Na’e lolotonga lotu. In English: Was praying (It is understood that He, She or somebody was praying). Click the links above for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.