Simple past tense的意思

"Simple past tense" is a grammatical term that refers to the past tense form of a verb that indicates an action or state that occurred and was completed in the past. It is also known as the preterite. In English, the simple past tense is formed by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form of the verb, although there are exceptions for irregular verbs.

Here are some examples of simple past tense verbs:

• Walked (from walk)
• Ate (from eat)
• Played (from play)
• Finished (from finish)
• Went (from go)
• Did (from do)

The simple past tense is typically used to describe actions that happened at a specific time in the past, actions that were completed, or actions that were habitual in the past but are not necessarily true in the present. It is often used in conjunction with past time indicators such as "yesterday," "last week," "in 2010," or "when I was younger."