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| <b>We use past simple for:</b> <p><b>1. Actions that are perceived as finished at a specific time in the past.</b></p> <div class=row> <div class=col-6 font-italic>I went to London last year.</div> <div class=col-6 font-italic>He got up at 7:30a.m. yesterday</div> </div> <p><b>2. Past habits.</b></p> <div class=row> <div class=col-12 font-italic>When I was a child, I often enjoyed cartoons on TV.</div> </div> <p><b>3. Series of completed actions that happened one after the other in the past.</b></p> <div class=row> <div class=col-12 font-italic>First I switched on the lights, then I got up and got dressed.</div> </div> <p><b>4. An action that interrupted another action that was in progress in the past.</b></p> <div class=row> <div class=col-12 font-italic>While I was reading, the telephone rang.</div> </div> <p><b>Time expressions</b> used in the past simple:</p> <ul class=font-weight-bold> <li> Yesterday </li> <li> Last night/week/month/year </li> <li> In 2008 </li> <li> When I was a kid </li> <li> Two days/weeks/months/years... ago </li> <li> Yesterday morning/afternoon </li> </ul> |
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" <b>We use past simple for:</b> <p><b>1. Actions that are perceived as finished at a specific time in the past.</b></p> <div class='row'> <div class='col-6 font-italic'>I went to London last year.</div> <div class='col-6 font-italic'>He got up at 7:30a.m. yesterday</div> </div> <p><b>2. Past habits.</b></p> <div class='row'> <div class='col-12 font-italic'>When I was a child, I often enjoyed cartoons on TV.</div> </div> <p><b>3. Series of completed actions that happened one after the other in the past.</b></p> <div class='row'> <div class='col-12 font-italic'>First I switched on the lights, then I got up and got dressed.</div> </div> <p><b>4. An action that interrupted another action that was in progress in the past.</b></p> <div class='row'> <div class='col-12 font-italic'>While I was reading, the telephone rang.</div> </div> <p><b>Time expressions</b> used in the past simple:</p> <ul class='font-weight-bold'> <li> Yesterday </li> <li> Last night/week/month/year </li> <li> In 2008 </li> <li> When I was a kid </li> <li> Two days/weeks/months/years... ago </li> <li> Yesterday morning/afternoon </li> </ul>"