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