1) The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that were completed at a definite time in the past, whether recently or long ago. 2) It is often used with time expressions like "last week", "yesterday", or "when I was a child" to indicate when the action occurred. 3) Regular verbs are formed by adding "-ed" to the base verb. Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms like "went", "gave", and "came".

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Simple Past.
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2. Is used to speak of an action that ended
in a time before the current one.
Duration is not relevant. The time of
the action may be the recent past or
the distant past.
The simple past

3. The "simple past" is always used to refer to when
something happened, so it is associated with certain
temporary expressions that indicate:
Frequency: often, sometimes, alwaysSometimes I would go home at
lunchtime.I often brought my lunch to school.
A certain time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks agoWe saw
a good movie last week.Yesterday I arrived in Geneva.He finished his work at
elevenI went to the theater last night
An indeterminate time: the other day, centuries ago, long ago People lived in
caves a long time ago.She played the piano when she was a child.
Note: The term is useful for expressing the temporal distance in the past. A week
ago, three years ago, a minute ago.

4. FORMATION OF "SIMPLE PAST" WITH REGULAR
VERBS
Affirmative:
Subject +root+ ed
I skipped
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Negative:
Subject +did not+ Infinite without to.
They didn’t go
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Interrogative:
Did +subject + infinite without to ?
Did she arrive?

5. Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I walked I didn't walk Did I walk?
You walked You didn't walk Did you walk?
He walked He didn't walk Did he walk?
We walked We didn't walk Did we walk?
They walked They didn't walk Did they walk?

6. "SIMPLE PAST": IRREGULAR VERBS
Some verbs make the "simple past" irregularly. These
are the most common.
TO GO
He went to a club last night.
Did he go to the cinema last night?
He didn't go to bed early last night.
TO GIVE
We gave her a doll for her birthday.
They didn't give John their new address.
Did Barry give you my passport?
TO COME
My parents came to visit me last July.
We didn't come because it was raining.
Did he come to your party last week?