Semana 2 : Simple Past

The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. For example: "Last year I took my exams." "I got married in 1992."

It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now. For example: "I lived in South Africa for two years." The simple past tense is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past. For example: "When I was a child we always went to the seaside on bank holidays." Negative We use did + not + verb in present I didn't want to go to Australia on holiday last year. I wanted to try China. JFK didn't die in Miami, he died in Florida. They didn't go out last night after all. Questions What time did you go to bed yesterday. How many cups of coffee did he drink during the meeting? Why did they leave the room?