Past Simple

To talk about actions and states which we see as completed in the past.

1. A specific point in time

• He didn't agree to the deal.
• I saw him in the street.
• He came back last Sunday.

2. A period of time

• When I was living in Singapore, I went to all the art exhibitions I could.
• They were in Thailand from Monday to Thursday of last week.
• She lived in Taiwan for seven years.