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Past simple for completed actions in the past

The past simple is used for actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does somethings which are completed at a definiteRelating to a specific or determined person, thing, idea or time. E.g.: I know the guy you are talking about. ("the guy you are talking about") point of timeA particular moment in time. E.g.: She came home at six. ("six") I was born in 1980. ("1980") in the past. This point can be implied, or expressed with a time expressionA word or group of words used in a particular situation. E.g.: Good morning, at six, on the sofa or a clauseA group of related words containing a subject and a verb.:

I bought a car yesterday.
She was born in 1990.
Columbus discovered America.
(i.e. in 1492)
How did it happen? (i.e. when it happened)
When I got home I went to bed straight away.

Examples of time expressions referring to a definite time in the past:

a year/two months/a few weeks/three days/etc. ago
at 5 o'clock
yesterday
earlier today/this week/this month
last week/month/year

Diagrams
... she fell asleep and the prince kissed her.
... she fell asleep when the prince kissed her.
I bought this processor two weeks ago.
I saw him this morning.
I was in China in March 1989.
They ate everything in the house, I got home too late.
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