Here are 20 examples of sentences in the simple past tense:
- I walked to the store yesterday.
- She played tennis with her friend last week.
- We watched a movie on Netflix last night.
- He studied for his exam all weekend.
- They ate pizza for dinner yesterday.
- The dog chased the cat around the house.
- My friends and I went to the beach last summer.
- I didn’t go to the party last night.
- She didn’t finish her homework on time.
- We didn’t see the sun today because it was cloudy.
- He didn’t like the food at the restaurant.
- They didn’t have any money to buy the concert tickets.
- She didn’t take her umbrella when she went out, and it rained.
- We didn’t go to the amusement park because it was closed.
- Did you eat breakfast this morning?
- Did she go to the gym yesterday?
- Did we have a meeting yesterday?
- Did he see the new movie in the theater?
- Did they finish their project on time?
- Did you see the news last night?
Examples of Past Simple sentences
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