The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that the simple past is used to talk about actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past. It discusses the formation of regular and irregular past tense verbs. Regular verbs are formed by adding "-ed" while irregular verbs have varying changes in form. Examples of forming positive and negative sentences are provided. Questions are formed by using "did" with the base verb form. An exercise for students to practice simple past verbs is also included.