77. Past continuous sign of tense na‘a + pronoun

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 e lea faka’ilonga taimi kuo ‘osi ko e na’a hoko ai e polōnauna toko taha ko e ne, hoko ai ‘a e lea tokoni veape ko e lolotonga pea toki fakamuimui e  veape’. Fakatātā: Na’a’ ne lolotonga lea. Kiliki ‘i he hokonga ope ‘i lalo’ ki he ngaahi ‘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 sign of past tense na’a before a pronoun, then the auxiliary verb lolotonga followed by a verb to show a state of past continuous tense. For example: Na’a’ ne lolotonga lea. In English:  She or He was speaking. Click the links above for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.