49 English lessons that use simple past tense

English Lesson: Wouldn't you know it, my car broke down on the way to the interview!

1. “Wouldn't you know it, my car broke down on the way to the interview!”

English Lesson: I tried to talk him out of it.

2. “I tried to talk him out of it.”

English Lesson: He inherited the position from his father.

3. “He inherited the position from his father.”

English Lesson: I got it on a whim one day a few years ago.

4. “I got it on a whim one day a few years ago.”

English Lesson: See here? I patched up that spot where the drywall was starting to crack.

5. “See here? I patched up that spot where the drywall was starting to crack.”

English Lesson: She told me she had to draw some blood, and I swear I nearly fainted.

6. “She told me she had to draw some blood, and I swear I nearly fainted.”

English Lesson: That look she gave him sent chills up my spine.

7. “That look she gave him sent chills up my spine.”

English Lesson: Fortunately the judge ruled in my favor.

8. “Fortunately the judge ruled in my favor.”

English Lesson: Did you have a rough day?

9. “Did you have a rough day?”

English Lesson: Did you turn it all the way off?

10. “Did you turn it all the way off?”

English Lesson: Growing up, I had a strong Southern accent.

11. “Growing up, I had a strong Southern accent.”

English Lesson: Albert got all defensive when I commented on his design.

12. “Albert got all defensive when I commented on his design.”

English Lesson: I knew you'd give me a hard time about it!

13. “I knew you'd give me a hard time about it!”

English Lesson: I couldn't put it down.

14. “I couldn't put it down.”

English Lesson: It's a shame you missed it!

15. “It's a shame you missed it!”

English Lesson: I didn't want to make her feel self-conscious.

16. “I didn't want to make her feel self-conscious.”

English Lesson: He just blew me off.

17. “He just blew me off.”

18. “I can't believe I fell for that.”

19. “I got pulled over on my way home last night.”

20. “I didn't even know who any of the candidates were in most of the races.”

21. “I saw her walking down the street, playing with her phone.”

22. “I went straight to sleep as soon as I got home.”

23. “9% of respondents indicated that they did not have car insurance.”

24. “I didn't raise you to be a picky eater!”

25. “He just released it over the weekend.”

26. “He claims he didn't do it, but I strongly suspect that he did.”

27. “I saw you checking out that lady in there.”

28. “Did you get it colored?”

29. “As I was riding the train home, I realized that I'd left my keys in the closet at work.”

30. “I got mixed up and called my landlord by mistake.”

31. “I had Eric when I was only 18.”

32. “I got in an accident and messed up your car.”

33. “I just barely made it back in time to return the car.”

34. “I did it in under seven hours.”

35. “I felt pretty confident going in.”

36. “How'd it go?”

37. “I got this on sale for only four bucks.”

38. “Amy and I were sitting there talking and this guy I know walked by.”

39. “Did you hear about Google introducing a new version of Docs?”

40. “I got caught without an umbrella.”

41. “Did you catch the last episode of Lost?”

42. “He ended up getting job offers from both companies.”

43. “Did he mention where he was going?”

44. “Did you get the revised schedule I sent out last week?”

45. “I didn't catch that. Did you hear what he said?”

46. “How did you find out about this?”

47. “I got yelled at for not calling.”

48. “I went out of my way to make sure you were comfortable.”

49. “Did you see what happened?”