The document discusses the past simple tense in English grammar. The past simple is used to talk about things that happened in the past and are completed. To form the past simple, regular verbs add "-ed" while irregular verbs have unique past forms. Negative sentences are formed using "did" plus the base verb form and "not". Questions also use "did" followed by the subject and base verb. The document provides examples of forming positive and negative sentences and questions in the past simple tense.