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 Learning a Simple Past Tense Easily A. The Definition of Simple Past Tense The simple past tense is a verb tense used to describe a completed action in the past. It is also called the preterite tense. In English, the simple past is formed by adding "-ed" to the base form of regular verbs, and irregular verbs have unique past tense forms. The simple past is often used to describe actions that happened at a specific time in the past or were completed in the past and are not continuing in the present. Examples of simple past tense sentences include "I walked to the store yesterday" and "She ate breakfast early this morning B. The Adverbs of Frequency Adverbs of frequency describe how often an action occurs, and they can be used with the simple past tense to indicate how often an action happened in the past. Here are some examples of adverbs of frequency that can be used with the simple past tense: Always: I always went to school early. Usually: We usually ate din...