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