Past Simple signal words
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Simple Past Tense is used with the words listed below. It isn't always necessary to use these words if it is clear from the situation which tense should be used.
| adverbs: | yesterday, last summer, last week, last month, etc. | 
| questions about the past | when | 
| expressions with prepositions | at 4 o'clock, on Monday, in July etc. | 
| adverbial clauses | till he arrived / when I was at college |