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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 mutunga o te hui, ka tū he konohete.
At the end of the hui, a concert was held.I te tau ra, i hangaa te poutāpeta.
In that year the Post Office was built.I te whitu karaka, kua haere mai ia.
He will have left at seven 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 tekau mā tahi karaka i te ata te karakia.
The service was at 11 am.I te mutunga o te wānanga ka ngana a Manu ki te whakawehe i ōna mātua.
At the conclusion of the wānanga Manu attempted to separate his parents.I te tau 1976, i whānau ai ia.
She was born in 1976.I te poutūtanga i kite au i taku hoa.
At lunchtime I saw my friend.I te ahiahi i hoki au ki te kāinga.
In the afternoon I returned home.I te rāmere i kai ai au me Manu.
On Friday I ate with Manu.I te whā karaka i te atu ai i wehe atu ai ki Kirikiriroa.
I left for Hamilton at 4 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 ata o te Rātū te hui.
The meeting was on Tuesday morning.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 tau 1984 ka haere au ki te whare wānanga.
In 1984 I went to university.I te tekau karaka.
At ten o'clock.I te Kirihimete, e tākaro ana ngā tamariki ki ā rātou takoha.
At Christmas, the children were playing with their gifts.I te tau 1996, ka tuhi ahau i tētahi pukapuka.
In 1996, I wrote a book.I te Wenerei, ka tae mai taku whanaunga.
On Wednesday my relation arrived.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 pō i kai hapa au, ā, i mahi au.
At night I had dinner and worked.I te whitu karaka i te ahiahi, ka mate ia.
At seven o'clock in the evening, he died.