Index: django/db/models/base.py
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--- django/db/models/base.py	(revision 3001)
+++ django/db/models/base.py	(working copy)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
                 (backend.quote_name(self._meta.db_table), backend.quote_name(self._meta.pk.column)), [pk_val])
             # If it does already exist, do an UPDATE.
             if cursor.fetchone():
-                db_values = [f.get_db_prep_save(f.pre_save(getattr(self, f.attname), False)) for f in non_pks]
+                db_values = [f.get_db_prep_save(f.pre_save(self, False)) for f in non_pks]
                 cursor.execute("UPDATE %s SET %s WHERE %s=%%s" % \
                     (backend.quote_name(self._meta.db_table),
                     ','.join(['%s=%%s' % backend.quote_name(f.column) for f in non_pks]),
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@
                 record_exists = False
         if not pk_set or not record_exists:
             field_names = [backend.quote_name(f.column) for f in self._meta.fields if not isinstance(f, AutoField)]
-            db_values = [f.get_db_prep_save(f.pre_save(getattr(self, f.attname), True)) for f in self._meta.fields if not isinstance(f, AutoField)]
+            db_values = [f.get_db_prep_save(f.pre_save(self, True)) for f in self._meta.fields if not isinstance(f, AutoField)]
             # If the PK has been manually set, respect that.
             if pk_set:
                 field_names += [f.column for f in self._meta.fields if isinstance(f, AutoField)]
-                db_values += [f.get_db_prep_save(f.pre_save(getattr(self, f.column), True)) for f in self._meta.fields if isinstance(f, AutoField)]
+                db_values += [f.get_db_prep_save(f.pre_save(self, True)) for f in self._meta.fields if isinstance(f, AutoField)]
             placeholders = ['%s'] * len(field_names)
             if self._meta.order_with_respect_to:
                 field_names.append(backend.quote_name('_order'))
Index: django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
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--- django/db/models/fields/__init__.py	(revision 3001)
+++ django/db/models/fields/__init__.py	(working copy)
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@
     def get_internal_type(self):
         return self.__class__.__name__
 
-    def pre_save(self, value, add):
+    def pre_save(self, model_instance, add):
         "Returns field's value just before saving."
-        return value
+        return getattr(model_instance, self.attname)
 
     def get_db_prep_save(self, value):
         "Returns field's value prepared for saving into a database."
@@ -417,10 +417,13 @@
             value = str(value)
         return Field.get_db_prep_lookup(self, lookup_type, value)
 
-    def pre_save(self, value, add):
+    def pre_save(self, model_instance, add):
         if self.auto_now or (self.auto_now_add and add):
-            return datetime.datetime.now()
-        return value
+            value = datetime.datetime.now()
+            setattr(model_instance, self.attname, value)
+            return value
+        else:
+            return super(DateField, self).pre_save(model_instance, add)
 
     def contribute_to_class(self, cls, name):
         super(DateField,self).contribute_to_class(cls, name)
@@ -723,10 +726,13 @@
             value = str(value)
         return Field.get_db_prep_lookup(self, lookup_type, value)
 
-    def pre_save(self, value, add):
+    def pre_save(self, model_instance, add):
         if self.auto_now or (self.auto_now_add and add):
-            return datetime.datetime.now().time()
-        return value
+            value = datetime.datetime.now().time()
+            setattr(model_instance, self.attname, value)
+            return value
+        else:
+            return super(TimeField, self).pre_save(model_instance, add)
 
     def get_db_prep_save(self, value):
         # Casts dates into string format for entry into database.