Foreword 8 A perspective 12 A word of explanation 18 Pronunciation 20 THE VERB TYPES AND TENSES The verb types 26 EXERCISE 1 30 The tenses 32 THE PARTICLES The particles 38 The role of particles 40 EXERCISE 2 44 EXERCISE 3 54 The positional particles 56 The directional particles 60 The manner particles 62 The definitive particle 68 THE VERBS The intransitive verb 74 EXERCISE 4 78 Negating verbal sentences 80 The causative prefix whaka 84 EXERCISE 5 86 The transitive verb 88 EXERCISE 6 92 Using ki te or kia in transitive verbal sentences 94 EXERCISE 7 96 Using hei and ai in verbal sentences 98 EXERCISE 8 104 The experience verb 106 EXERCISE 9 112 The stative verb 114 EXERCISE 10 124 The causative prefix whaka 126 The passive verb 130 The passive suffix 136 The agentive particle 142 EXERCISE 11 144 Manner particles with passive verbs 146 EXERCISE 12 148 The word taea 150 Taea and ahei 154 The commands 158 The pseudo passive 160 EXERCISE 13 162 EXERCISE 14 166 Actor emphatic sentences (past tense) 168 EXERCISE 15 172 A Maori perspective 174 EXERCISE 16 178 Compound verbs 180 EXERCISE 17 182 EXERCISE 18 184 Answers 188 Grammatical terms 194 Glossary 200 Notes 204 Bibliography 212 Acknowledgements 214 About the author 218.