Rewrite the sentence "The cat chased the mouse" in the past tense.
The sentence "The cat chased the mouse" is already written in the past tense. It shows that the chasing happened in the past.
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### Instruction:
Rewrite the sentence "The cat chased the mouse" in the past tense.

### Response:
The sentence "The cat chased the mouse" is already written in the past tense. It shows that the chasing happened in the past.