Verb Usage

Question 0

‘e

Answer 0

You

Question 1

Te

Answer 1

The word te shows present tense

Question 2

‘Ou

Answer 2

I

Question 3

‘Ou te siva.

Answer 3

I dance.

Question 4

‘Ou te fia moe.

Answer 4

I want to sleep.

Question 5

‘E te alu?

Answer 5

Are you going?

Question 6

‘E te fia ‘ai?

Answer 6

Do you want to eat?

Question 7

‘E te ‘ai i’a?

Answer 7

Do you eat fish?

Question 8

Lē

Answer 8

Not/don’t

Add before the verb

Question 9

‘Ou te lē ‘ai i’a

Answer 9

I don’t eat fish

Question 10

‘Ou te lē fia ‘ai

Answer 10

I don’t want to eat

Question 11

‘Ou te lē mālamalama

Answer 11

I don’t understand

Question 12

i

Answer 12

To

Can be used after the verb, but must be changed to ia. If used before a person place or thing, and iate before a pronoun.

Question 13

‘Ou te alu i le fale’oloa.

Answer 13

I go to the shop.

Question 14

‘Ou te tagi le polo ia John.

Answer 14

I throw the ball to John.

Question 15

Na

Answer 15

Past tense

Na ‘ou ‘ai - I ate

Question 16

Sā

Answer 16

Past tense

Sā ‘ou ‘ai - I was eating

Question 17

‘Ua

Answer 17

Present tense

‘Ua ‘ou ‘ai - I’ve eaten

Question 18

Te

Answer 18

Present tense

‘Ou te ‘ai - I eat

Question 19

‘Olo’o

Answer 19

Present tense

‘Olo’o ‘ou ‘ai - I am eating

Question 20

Ole’ā

Answer 20

Future

Ole’ā ‘ou ‘ai - I will eat