Question
8. If they invicea
(to invite), I would come.
In which of the above sentences has the Past Simple Tense been used
• to express a past action which took place at a definite time which is mentioned
(adverbs: yesterday, ... ago, last ..., in ..., on ...) - sentence no.
• to express a past action which took place at a definite time which is not men-
tioned (it is a well-known past action/event) - sentence no.
to ask WHEN/HOW LONG AGO something happened - sentence no.
• to express a past action which occupied a period of time in the past (now
terminated) - sentence no.
to express a habitual action in the past - sentence no.
for the narration of some past events (actions) - sentence no.
with verbs that cannot be used in continuous tenses - sentence no.
• in conditional sentences and in indirect speech - sentence no
Answer
In sentence no. 8, the Past Simple Tense has been used to express a past action which took place at a definite time which is not mentioned (it is a well-known past action/event).