Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 10 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Past = V2): Time words: yesterday, last Sunday, two days ago, last week, in 2023. Regular verbs add -ed (cleaned, studied, jogged); irregular verbs change (went, ate, wrote, bought). The same form works for every subject. Questions and “not” use did + the base verb: Did you go? He did not go.

1. 1.___ the students wear a cap last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.We did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helps (b) helped (c) help (d) helping
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
4. 4.I did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swam
5. 5.___ I catch the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.___ Saanvi feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
8. 8.You did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) watched
9. 9.___ she climb a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.You did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
11. 11.___ they bring lunch two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.I ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drink (c) will drink (d) drinked
13. 13.I did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) tell (c) told (d) telling
14. 14.I ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) dance (d) will dance
15. 15.___ Farhan catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.My brother ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
17. 17.My friends ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) wash
18. 18.We ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) played (c) have played (d) will play
19. 19.We did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) bake (d) baking
20. 20.I did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) flew (d) fly
21. 21.You ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) have played (c) will play (d) played
22. 22.You ___ a cartoon last week. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) will watch (d) watched
23. 23.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
24. 24.She ___ the train last Sunday. (a) will take (b) taked (c) took (d) takes
25. 25.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) weared (d) wore
26. 26.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
27. 27.___ Aarav throw the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.I did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) threw
29. 29.___ they draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.My parents ___ for the team yesterday. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) clap
31. 31.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) going (d) goed
32. 32.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
33. 33.___ you build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
34. 34.___ Rohan watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.You ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) have played (c) play (d) played
36. 36.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has climbed (b) climbs (c) will climb (d) climbed
37. 37.___ Kabir carry the bag yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runned
39. 39.We did not ___ cricket last week. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
40. 40.___ we dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do

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