SIMPLE PAST TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The function of simple past tense:
1. To express that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
2. To describe a habit which stopped in the past. To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was a younger, etc.
3. To describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true.
The adverbs are usually used in the simple past tense sentences are :
• Yesterday
• Last…
• A week ago
• This morning
• Just now
• … ago
• Last week
• A few minutes ago
Formula :
S + Verb 2 + O +complement
Examples:
We went to the cinema last week
I ate fried rice yesterday
You cooked a crème brulee a few minutes ago
You/They/We + Were + Verb-ing
I/He/She/It + Was + Verb-ing