Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 119 · 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.Pooja did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) runs (c) run (d) running
2. 2.I did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
3. 3.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
4. 4.___ my sister catch the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.My brother did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) drew
6. 6.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flown
7. 7.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
8. 8.___ we ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
9. 9.I did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
10. 10.Nisha ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will run (b) runned (c) runs (d) ran
11. 11.You did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washed (c) wash (d) washes
12. 12.___ he bring lunch last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.Dev did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
14. 14.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
15. 15.She ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has planted (b) plants (c) planted (d) will plant
16. 16.___ he sing a song yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.I ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clap (b) will clap (c) have clapped (d) clapped
18. 18.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
19. 19.They ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plant
20. 20.We did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
21. 21.My friends ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) will study (d) study
22. 22.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
23. 23.The students ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) have sung (d) will sing
24. 24.My brother did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) tell (c) told (d) telling
25. 25.She ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) eats (d) ate
26. 26.I ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) will send (c) send (d) sent
27. 27.You ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) play (c) played (d) have played
28. 28.My sister did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buying (b) buys (c) bought (d) buy
29. 29.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
30. 30.Diya ___ the match last week. (a) will win (b) winned (c) wins (d) won
31. 31.My sister did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) eats (c) ate (d) eating
32. 32.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
33. 33.___ he bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.___ we dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.I did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catching (d) catches
36. 36.My brother did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
37. 37.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
38. 38.Pooja ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eated (b) eats (c) will eat (d) ate
39. 39.Farhan ___ cricket in 2023. (a) has played (b) played (c) plays (d) will play
40. 40.She did not ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding

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