Simple Past Tense Made Easy | Talk About the Past Naturally

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]Hello, and welcome to another grammar series from the very basic to the advanced.

[00:00:06]Today, we are going to talk about something super important. Why is it so important? Because about 30% of everyday conversation involved and takes place in this tense.

[00:00:20]So, without further ado, let's get it started.

[00:00:25]Simple past tense. What is the definition of simple past tense?

[00:00:31]It shows action which happened in the past and finished in the past in a specific time, which means the time is clear when this action happens.

[00:00:45]This is takes expressions like yesterday, last week, last month, 2 days ago, 2 years ago, and so on.

[00:00:57]For more explanation, please pay attention and be swift.

[00:01:01]We say that it happened in the past and finished in the past and it has nothing to do with present time. For example, I ate pizza yesterday.

[00:01:15]It happened in the past and has nothing to do with present. Right now, I'm hungry and if you give me some food, I'll definitely eat.

[00:01:24]So, this kind of action or condition illustrated by simple past tense. So, let's move on to structure of a simple past tense.