Simple Past

 

The Use of Simple Past 

• Action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
  
  
• Actions in the past taking place one after the other
  Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
  
  
• Action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
  
  
• If sentences type II (If I talked, …)
  Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.