Simple past

• The verb "eat" in the simple past is "ate".
• I had to go (to the dentist)
• She had to wait
• Irregular verbs have unpredictable forms. For example, go -> went, see -> saw, do -> did.
• For example, walk -> walked, talk -> talked, play -> played.
• He had to work
• The verb "play" in the simple past is "played".
• The verb "drink" in the simple past is "drank".
• "She drank water all day long."
• They had to pay more money
• "Had to" means that something was necessary or obligatory.
• "Do" has two different irregular forms - "did" in the simple past and "done" as an auxiliary verb with other main verbs.
• We had to leave
• The weather wasn't very good last week
• "I did my homework last night."
• My car broke down on the way home from work yesterday, so I had to take a taxi.
• We couldn't find our keys, so we had to call a locksmith to open the door.
• I didn't have time to finish my homework last night because I went out with friends instead.
• I couldn't find my keys
• We didn't have enough time
• She couldn't find her keys anywhere
• "They listened to music on their way home from school today."
• If we want to talk about our own experience, we need to change the form of the verb from singular to plural (e.g., "I did" becomes "we did").
• In some cases, such as when using the present perfect continuous tense, it may not be clear whether the action took place recently or long ago.
• "She didn't like her new job at all."
• "He was working on his computer until late at night."
• "My friend lost his phone this morning."
• "The weather was very hot yesterday."
• "My friend has always loved animals since she was little."
• "We had dinner with my parents last weekend."
• "The children were playing outside while their parents watched TV inside."
• "He had never been abroad until he was twenty-five years old."
• It can also indicate completed actions or events that occurred during a period of time.
• I went to the gym every day last week.
• For example:
• In this case, the simple past is used to describe repeated actions or habits over an extended period of time.
• "They have lived here all their lives."
• "I went on holiday to Spain when I was fifteen years old."
• "She used to work as an accountant, but now she is retired."
• "She used to work as an accountant, but now she is a teacher."