Simple Past Tense

Simple Past - Use

The Simple Past is used to talk about actions or situations in the past. It is also called Past Simple.
Have a look at the following examples:
1) action finished in the past (single or repeated)

I visited Berlin last week.
Andrew watched TV yesterday.
2) series of completed actions in the past

First I got up, then I had breakfast.
3) together with the Past Progressive/Continuous - The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past.

They were playing cards when the telephone rang.
1st action: Past Progressive were playing
2nd action: Simple Past rang