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