Past simple of regular and irregular verbs.

Last Monday Mr. Kleinsteubers ship arrived in Mallorca. He decided to visit town of Palma. But he didnt want to go sight-seeing with the other passengers. They always visited churches and museums. He didnt like looking at old churches. So he stopped at a bar and then went to a restaurant. There he ate a large paella and drank several glasses of wine. When he looked at his watch, he saw that it was already 3:00 p.m. He didnt have much time. He only had five minutes! He ran back to the port and got there at 4:02 p.m. His ship was already three meters from the quay. He tried to jump aboard, but he didnt reach the ship. He fell into the water below. Why did you do that? a man on the quay said. That wasnt your ship. Your ships over there! That evening the other passengers asked him, Why didnt you come with us to the cathedral this afternoon? Where did you go? Mr. Kleinsteuber replied, Oh, I just went for a swim.

We use the past simple of regular and irregular verbs to talk about something that happened and finished in the past, a completed action. We usually say or know when the action happened. The moment in the past es clearly defined. Last Monday Rubens ship arrived in Mallorca. He got there at 4:02 p.m. Often we dont need to say when something happened. It it understood. He went to a restaurant instead. (We know that this happened in the past when he was in Palma.) We also use the past simple to describe: something that happened regularly or continually in the past. They always visited churches and museums. a situation that existed in the past over a period of time, not just at one fixed moment. He didnt like looking and churches. Which sentences refer to the past? 1. 2. 3. 4. Ruben goes on a cruise every year. Last year he went on a Caribbean cruise. He enjoyed it. His wife doesnt like cruises.