... Simple Past for Beginners Read the following discussion using the simple past tense Robert: Hi Alice, what did you do last weekend? Alice: I did ... definite past Common past time expressions include: last (week, year, night), yesterday, ago, in 1987, when I was a child. Structure In the positive form, for regular verbs, add an -ed to the verb. ... home and studied for my test! Alice: Poor you! Examples Usage Where did you go yesterday? The flight left at 8 o'clock. They didn't come last night. Finished past actions, definite past...