Past Simple Tense
The past simple verb tense is used when:
1. The action happened in the past
2. The action/event is completed /finished at the time of speaking.
3. The time or/and place is stated or understood.
4. The length of the event/action is not important.
Examples:
1. I went to the school.
2. We did not went to the English class today.
3. They did eat lunch at school.
Note:In English, following phrases are often used with the Past Simple Tense to define time:
yesterday last year
last night two years
last month ago
many years ago a long time ago