The simple past tense is used to describe a completed activity that happened in the past and ended in the past. Examples are given of using the simple past tense in sentences like "The Martians landed near the aqueduct" and forming the negative as "did not" plus the base verb form, or using question forms with "did".

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TENSEWhat Is the Simple Past Tense? (with Examples)
The simple past tense is used to describe a completed activity that happened in the past. In other words, it started in the past and ended in the past.
Uses of the Simple Past Tense
Here are some examples of the simple past tense (shaded):
● The Martians landed near the aqueduct.
● The burglar considered using the fire escape.
Of course, you can also have the negative version, which is formed "did not" + "[verb in base form]":
● The Martians did not land near the aqueduct.
● (We could have used didn't instead of did not.) The burglar did not consider using the fire escape.
And, the question versions:
● Did the Martians land near the aqueduct?
● Why didn't the burglar consider using the fire escape?
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3. EXERCISE
1. Mozart ___________ more
than 600 pieces of music.
a. writes
b. wrote
c. writed
d. was wrote
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4. TEST
1. It was cold, so I ___
the window.
a. shut
b. was shut
c. am shut
d. shutted
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