I had a word with Julia this morning. 今天早晨，我跟朱莉娅说了几句话。

He smoked many cigarettes a day until he gave up. 他没有戒烟的那阵子，抽烟抽得可凶了。

They were here only a few minutes ago. 几分钟前他们还在这里。

Mr. Smith bought a new car yesterday. 史密斯先生昨天买了一辆新车。

I didn't know you were in Paris. 我不知道你在巴黎。（这句话指的是说话之前，所以只能用过去时表示。）

I thought you were ill. 我以为你病了呢。（这句话应是在说话之前，我以为你病了。但是我知道现在你没病。）

She was absent from school two days ago. 她两天前没来上学。

He did his homework last night. 他昨晚做了作业。

We were together yesterday. 我们昨天在一起。

Where were you yesterday？ 昨天你们在哪里？

这些句子展示了如何在不同情境下使用一般过去时来描述过去发生的动作或状态。希望这些例子对你有所帮助!