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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 1984 ka haere au ki te whare wānanga.
In 1984 I went to university.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 tekau mā tahi karaka i te ata te karakia.
The service was at 11 am.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 tau 1996, ka tuhi ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
In 1996, I wrote a book.I te ata pō tonu, ka timata te oreore o te marae.
Even before dawn, the marae began to stir.I te ahiahi.
In the afternoon.I te Kirihimete, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki ki ā rātou takoha.
At Christmas, the children were playing with their gifts.I te pō...
In the evening...I te pō i kai hapa au, ā, i mahi au.
At night I had dinner and worked.I te nuinga o te wā.
Most of the time.I te poutūtanga i kite au i taku hoa.
At lunchtime I saw my friend.I te wā...
When...I te tau ra, i hangaa te poutāpeta.
In that year the Post Office was built.I te ata o te Rātū te hui.
The meeting was on Tuesday morning.I te tau 1976, i whānau ai ia.
She was born in 1976.I te haurua mai i te ono karaka i te ata.
6:30am (past).I te tekau karaka.
At ten o'clock.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 rāmere i kai ai au me Nikau.
On Friday I ate with Nikau.I te whā karaka i te atu ai i wehe atu ai ki Taranaki.
I left for Taranaki at 4 in the 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 whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.I te ahiahi i hoki au ki te kāinga.
In the afternoon I returned home.I te pō roa nei, ha tihewa ia.
She sneezed all night.