78. Future continuous sign of tense ‘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 kaha’u ko e ‘e  hoko ai ‘a e lea tokoni veape ko e lolotonga pea toki hoko ai ha  veape hangē ko e kai’. Fakatātā: ‘E lolotonga kai. Kiliki ‘i he hokonga taupotu ‘i lalo hifo heni’ ki he ngaahi ‘ekisasaisi ‘o e fakamatala’ ni. 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 future tense ‘e at the beginning, followed by the auxiliary verb lolotonga, then a verb to show a state of a present continuous tense. For example: ‘E lolotonga kai. In English: Will be eating (It is understood that this refers to He, She or somebody whose eating is in progress). Click the links above for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.