Simple Past

April 2nd 2008,

(Positive) - She went to Paris last week.
(Nigetive) - They didn't (did not) drive to work.
(Question) - Where did she get that hat?
Actions happening at a defined moment in the past.

Simple Past - Use
The Simple Past is used to talk about actions or situations in the past. It is also called Past Simple.

Have a look at the following examples:
1) action finished in the past (single or repeated)
I visited Berlin last week.
Andrew watched TV yesterday.

2) series of completed actions in the past
First I got up, then I had breakfast.

3) together with the Past Progressive/Continuous
The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past.
They were playing cards when the telephone rang.

1st action: Past Progressive were playing
2nd action: Simple Past rang

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