Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 118 · 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.Arjun did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeding
2. 2.She ___ a story in 2023. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) told (d) tells
3. 3.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
4. 4.Diya did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) ride (d) riding
5. 5.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throws (d) throw
6. 6.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
7. 7.My sister ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) tells (c) will tell (d) telled
8. 8.___ they take the train last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
9. 9.She ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throwed
10. 10.We ___ the match last Sunday. (a) win (b) won (c) winned (d) will win
11. 11.Isha ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) took (c) taked (d) will take
12. 12.___ the children send a message last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) gone (d) going
14. 14.My brother ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) eats (c) ate (d) eated
15. 15.Karan did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
16. 16.She did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) took
17. 17.Sneha did not ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) played (c) playing (d) play
18. 18.My sister did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
19. 19.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) caught
20. 20.___ we send a message in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.The students ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) go (c) goed (d) will go
22. 22.___ my sister wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.___ my brother eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
25. 25.Kunal ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) bought (d) buyed
26. 26.He ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) will sing (c) has sung (d) sang
27. 27.My parents ___ the train last Sunday. (a) take (b) took (c) taked (d) will take
28. 28.My brother did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flying (c) fly (d) flies
29. 29.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
30. 30.You did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) washed
31. 31.Ishaan ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) will dance (d) has danced
32. 32.You ___ the train yesterday. (a) will take (b) take (c) taked (d) took
33. 33.Rahul did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brought
34. 34.Kabir did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) won (c) wins (d) win
35. 35.Aditya did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) play (c) playing (d) plays
36. 36.___ the students play cricket two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
37. 37.They ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
38. 38.He did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
39. 39.___ you make tea two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding

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