ما از زمان گذشته برای صحبت در مورد زیر استفاده می کنیم:
هیچ وقت برای یادگیری زبان انگلیسی دیر نیست ،:
چیزی که یک بار در گذشته اتفاق افتاده است:
I met my wife in 1983.
We went to Spain for our holidays.
They got home very late last night.
چیزی که در گذشته چندین بار اتفاق افتاده است:
When I was a boy, I walked a mile to school every day.
We swam a lot while we were on holiday.
They always enjoyed visiting their friends.
چیزی که برای مدتی در گذشته درست بود:
I lived abroad for ten years.
He enjoyed being a student.
She played a lot of tennis when she was younger.
ما اغلب از عبارات ago با گذشته ساده استفاده می کنیم:
I met my wife a long time ago.