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