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Past simple as a storytelling tense\n\nThe past simple is the **main tense for telling stories**.\n\nIt is used to:\n\n* move the story forward\n* show **what happened next**\n* describe **main events** \n\n**Example**\n\n“I woke up early, took a shower, had breakfast, and left the house.”\n\n**Each verb:**\n\n* is finished\n* happens **one after another**\n* pushes the story forward\n\nThis is why the past simple is sometimes called a **narrative tense** (= a tense we mainly use to tell what happened next in a story).\n\n## 2\\. Past simple for sequence of events\n\nWhen you describe a sequence of completed events, use **past simple**, even without time words. Use past continuous for actions that were in progress\u002Fbackground at the time.\n\n**Example**\n\n“She opened the door, looked inside, and screamed.” (Sequence of events)\n\n> She opened the door while I was cooking. 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Past simple without time words\n\nTime words are **helpful**, but they are **not always necessary**.\nOften, the situation itself makes it clear that the action happened in the past. If the context is not clear, add a time phrase (e.g., ‘in 2019’, ‘when I was at university’).\n\n**Example**\n\n“I met him at university. We became friends immediately.”\n\nNo explicit time word is needed because:\n\n* the situation is clearly in the past\n* it is a specific situation\n* the verbs describe finished events\n\n## 5\\. Past simple for cause and result\n\nWe often use past simple to describe cause and result in the past, usually with connectors like *so* or *because*.\n\n**Examples**\n\n“I missed the bus, so I was late.”\n\n“She didn’t study, so she failed the exam.”\n\nBoth actions:\n\n* are finished\n* explain a **cause → result** relationship\n\nThis is extremely common in spoken and written English.\n\n## 6\\. 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