E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou provides 10 examples sentences using e ___ ana to express actions that were occurring in the past. The document demonstrates how e ___ ana can be used to talk about things that were happening yesterday, last night, last weekend, or this morning. It provides translations and breakdowns of the grammar to illustrate how this past tense structure works.

1. e ____ ana

2. e ____ ana
• Up to now you have been using e
painu ana to represent future
tense or an action that is going to
be completed
• e painu ana can also be used to
express past and present tense
• sometimes referred to as “was –

3. Past, Present, Future
• Yesterday, I was studying.
– I nehinei, e hoÿopaÿa haÿawina
ana au.
• Today, I am studying.
– I këia lä, e hoÿopaÿa haÿawina ana
au.
• Tomorrow, I am going to study.

4. e ___ ana (past tense)
• I këlä pule aku nei, e kalaiwa ana
au i kahakai a ÿike au i nä naiÿa.
• Last week, I was driving to
the beach and I saw dolphins.

5. e ___ ana (past tense)
• I nehinei, e luÿu ana ÿo Kekoa ma
Kona.
• Yesterday, Kekoa was diving
in Kona.

6. e ___ ana (present tense)
• The cat is sitting on the road.
• E noho ana ka pöpoki i ke
alanui.

7. E hoÿäÿo käkou!
1. Last weekend I was going to the restaurant with my
family.
2. The students were eating their lunch.
3. Last night, we were watching a movie.
4. Kümauna’s sister was making cookies this morning.
5. They (2) were paddling yesterday.
6. The baby was sleeping in the bedroom.
7. That (far) boy was giving his teacher an apple (ÿäpala).
8. She was brushing her hair.
9. Tehani is giving a gift to Keÿala.
10.Kaÿiulani was surfing at Waikïkï yesterday.

8. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
1. Last weekend I was going to the
restaurant with my family.
• I këlä hopena pule aku nei, e
hele ana au i ka hale ÿaina me
koÿu ÿohana.

9. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
2. The students were eating their
lunch.
• E ÿai ana nä haumäna i kä
läkou ÿaina awakea.

10. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
3. Last night, we were watching a
movie.
• I ka pö nei, e nänä ana
mäkou i ke kiÿiÿoniÿoni.

11. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
4. Kimo’s sister was
making cookies this
morning.
• E hana ana ko Kimo
kaikuahine i nä kuki
i këia kakahiaka.

12. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
5. They (2) were paddling yesterday.
• E hoe waÿa ana läua i nehinei.

13. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
6. The baby was sleeping
in the bedroom.
• E hiamoe ana ka
pëpë ma ka lumi
moe.

14. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
7. That (far) boy was
giving his teacher an
apple (ÿäpala).
• E häÿawi ana këlä
keiki käne i käna
kumu i ka ÿäpala.

15. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
8. She was brushing her hair.
• E palaki ana ÿo ia i kona
lauoho.

16. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
9. Mälia is giving a gift to
Ikaika.
E häÿawi ana ÿo Mälia i
ka makana iä Ikaika.

17. E hoÿäÿo ÿoukou:
10. Pualei was surfing at
Waikïkï yesterday.
E heÿenalu ana ÿo Pualei
ma Waikïkï i nehinei.