Past Simple (Preterite) Subject + [ verb + ed *] vs Present Perfect Subject + have/has + past participle Hello, I'm Laura! My nickname is Lolo. I'm a Canadian EFL teacher who loves to travel! Welcome to Lolo on the Gogo ! Please feel free to email me at lolotravelgogo@gmail.com or comment below if you have any questions! Enjoy the lesson. Past Simple (Preterite) Subject + [ verb + ed *] *For a list of irregular verbs in past simple, click HERE Past simple describes an action the took place in the past. This could be in the recent or distant past. The duration of time which the action took could be short or long; it makes no difference, as long as the action is FINISHED and not ongoing. The action happened in the past and it is now over. For example, let's look at this sentence in the past simple. "I walked to school when I was a kid." When did I walk to school? When I was a kid. I am now an adult. "When I was