| Use |
Example |
| Single completed actions |
Tom and I played a game of chess and he won. |
| Habits in the past |
Did you collect stamps when you were younger? |
| Permanent situations in the past |
A famous footballer lived in our house before we bought it. |
| General truths and facts about the past |
Crosswords didn't become popular until the 1930s. |
| The main events in a story |
The referee blew the whistle and Simon passed the ball to James, who ran towards the goal. |
