Simple past tense

The simple past tense, sometimes called the narrative past, is used to relate a sequence of events. It appears primarily in written German, e.g., in newspapers, novels, etc.

Ich kam, ich sah, ich siegte.
Der Morgen war schön, aber es regnete am Nachmittag.
Der Politiker versprach viel, und machte wenig. I came, I saw, I conquered.
The morning was beautiful, but it rained in the afternoon.
The politician promised a lot, but did little.