Past Simple Tense
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Mozart was an Austrian musician and
composer.
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He lived from 1756 to 1791
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He started composing at the age of live
and wrote more than 600 pieces of music
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He was only 35 years old when he died
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I work in a travel agency now. Before that I
worked in a shop
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We invited them to our party but they
decided not to come
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The police stopped me on my way home
last night
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She passed her examination because she
studied very hard
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Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of
music
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We saw Rose in town a few days ago
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I went to the cinema three times last week
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Yesterday
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Ago…
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Last……
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Simple past + When + Simple past
Talk about a specific point in time
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She came back last Friday
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I saw her in the street
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They didn’t agree to the deal
To talk about a period of time
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She lived in Tokyo for seven years
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They were in London form Monday to
Thursday of last week.
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When I was living in New York. I went to
all the art exhibitions I could.
You will often find the past simple
used with time expression
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Yesterday
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Three weeks ago
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Helped
“d”
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Explained
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Cleaned
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Arrived
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Improved
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Agreed
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Called
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Rained
“id”
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Started
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Permitted
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Invited
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Greeted
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Insisted
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Presented

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Did you see him yesterday?
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Where did you find your glasses?
Exercise
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Why didn’t you call me?
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What did you think about the meeting?
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Which option did he go for?
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Which did she like best?
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Did they have any questions?
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How long did it last?
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How many did they oder?
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When did you get back?
Exercise
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She lost his phone number so she didn’t
call him
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He had a couple of whiskies so he didn’t
drive home
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The meeting ran over so he didn’t have