writing questions (not from bb) driving me nuts. Help please !

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<p>When there is an old date, ALWAYS use simple past.Why? I seriously don’t know.</p>

<p>When you use By the time, It should ALWAYS be followed by past particle.Why? Again, idk.</p>

<p>How did I know?</p>

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