New posts in simple-past

"I went to the hotel you were staying at" vs. "you stayed at"

meaning grammaticality differences simple-past progressive-aspect

"He was telling me that he is going..." vs. "He told me that he is going..."

word-choice grammaticality tenses progressive-aspect simple-past

Use of Past Simple vs Past perfect in sentences with since

past-perfect simple-past

Meaning of "as it was" in context

idioms meaning-in-context simple-past

Is 'used to' describing something changed?

meaning verbs simple-past

Past continuous or past simple?

verbs progressive-aspect simple-past

"Didn't want to do X until Y happened" vs. "hadn't wanted to do X until Y happened"

tenses past-perfect simple-past

Do I so often encounter simple past for past participle (e.g., “I have went,” “what was did to her”) because of where I am or when?

past-participles simple-past geography

Is it correct to use "got" when expressing the simple past tense in British English?

british-english simple-past

Why has "sware" become "swore", "bare" "bore", etc?

history language-evolution archaicisms verb-forms simple-past

"I wish I didn't do" vs. "I wish I hadn't done"

word-choice tenses past-perfect simple-past

American dialects: Replacing the past-perfect participle with the simple-past form

dialects past-perfect simple-past

Why is "transferred" written with two R's?

verbs orthography past-participles simple-past doubled-consonants

"Lept" vs. "leapt" vs. "leaped"

differences tenses past-tense simple-past ed-vs-t

present perfect + past simple in the same sentence

present-perfect simple-past

Reported/Indirect Speech and Past Simple with when. Can they get confused with each other?

past-tense simple-past indirect-speech

Past simple or past continuous for process in the past?

past-tense simple-past

Should I describe a book I've read in the past or present tense?

past-tense present-perfect present-tense simple-past

Usage question: "I hadn't drank any coffee before I lived in Italy."

grammar simple-past simple-past-as-past-participle

"He was the first person" vs. "he is the first person"

word-choice grammaticality present-tense simple-past