Simple Past/Present Tense or Past/Present Simple Tense

[trustM]

Is there ANY difference btw. Simple Past Tense and Past Simple Tense or you can say either way, whatever the word order?
Thank you

[Mister Micawber]

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An interesting question. No difference, of course, but I've never seen any ruling on what comes first, time or aspect. I suppose, since 'past progressive' and 'past perfect' for instance seem the standard, that 'past simple' would be preferred for consistency.

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[trustM]

I forgot to thank you, so .... thanx