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We use the past tense to talk about:

•  Something that happened once in the past:

I met my wife in 1983.

We went to Spain for our holidays.

They got home very late last night.

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• Something that happened several times in the past:
When I was a boy, I walked a mile to school every day.
We swam a lot while we were on holiday.
They always enjoyed visiting their friends.

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•  Something that was true for some time in the past:
I lived abroad for ten years.
He enjoyed being a student.
She played a lot of tennis when she was younger.

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• We often use expressions with ago with the past simple:
I met my wife a long time ago.

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With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding–ed: 

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With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding–ed: 

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called liked  wanted worked

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But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms: 

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But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms: 