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When I lived in Spain I learntSpanish

lived = past simple / learnt = past simple.

While I was watching the Tv the phone rang.

was watching = past continuous / rang = past simple

By the time we got to the station the train had left.

got = past simple / had left = past perfect.

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Use the past tense of the verb in the sentence you are converting.For instance, to change the present tense sentence "I walk home every day," I simply change walk to its past tense form, walked: "When I was young, I walked home every day."More Examples:Present Tense Past TenseI am tired. I was tired.They are good. They were good.The movie plays every two hours. The movie played every two hours.She sings well. She sang well.


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