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