Talking about things that already happened: played, went, saw. · about 12 minutes
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What is it? The simple past tense talks about things that already happened and are finished: Yesterday I played football. We went to the beach last week.
Why does it matter? Every time you tell someone about your day, a trip or a story, you use the past tense.
Where do we use it? Stories ("Once upon a time, a king lived..."), diaries, and answering "What did you do today?"
In this lesson you will:
