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The tense marker i te indicates that something was happening in the past.
It can also be used to indicate a particular time.
I te pō...
In the evening...
I te ata...
In the morning...
I te nuinga o te wā.
Most of the time.I te tau ra, i hangaa te poutāpeta.
In that year the Post Office was built.I te ata i hīkoi au.
In the morning I walked/went for a walk.I te mutunga o te hui, ka tū he konohete.
At the end of the hui, a concert was held.I te ata o te Rāhoroi ka haere mātou ko taku whānau ki Taranaki ki te whakatā.
On Saturday morning my family and I went to Taranaki for a holiday.I te tau 1984 ka haere au ki te whare wānanga.
In 1984 I went to university.I te wā o te āraitanga e haere ana mātou ki te one.
At the time of the eclipse, we were going to the beach.I te tekau karaka.
At ten o'clock.I te rāmere i kai ai au me Ari.
On Friday I ate with Ari.I te poutūtanga i kite au i taku hoa.
At lunchtime I saw my friend.I te Kirihimete, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki ki ā rātou takoha.
At Christmas, the children were playing with their gifts.I te Wenerei, ka tae mai taku whanaunga.
On Wednesday my relation arrived.I te pō roa nei, ha tihewa ia.
She sneezed all night.I te tau 1996, ka tuhi ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
In 1996, I wrote a book.I te whā karaka i te atu ai i wehe atu ai ki Kāpiti.
I left for Kāpiti at 4 in the morning.I te tau 1976, i whānau ai ia.
She was born in 1976.I te whitu karaka, kua haere mai ia.
He will have left at seven o'clock.I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.I te pō i kai hapa au, ā, i mahi au.
At night I had dinner and worked.I te ata pō tonu, ka timata te oreore o te marae.
Even before dawn, the marae began to stir.I te ata o te Rātū te hui.
The meeting was on Tuesday morning.I te ahiahi i hoki au ki te kāinga.
In the afternoon I returned home.I te haurua mai i te ono karaka i te ata.
6:30am (past).I te mutunga o te wānanga ka ngana a Amaru ki te whakawehe i ōna mātua.
At the conclusion of the wānanga Amaru attempted to separate his parents.I te tekau mā tahi karaka i te ata te karakia.
The service was at 11 am.