Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 120 · 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.Dev did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runs
2. 2.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
3. 3.___ you speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
4. 4.Ishaan ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringed (b) brings (c) will bring (d) brought
5. 5.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
6. 6.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
7. 7.___ I ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
8. 8.Rohan ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) throws (c) will throw (d) threw
9. 9.Riya did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
10. 10.She did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cooking
11. 11.We did not ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
12. 12.___ we clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.He did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
14. 14.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
15. 15.We ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) rode (c) will ride (d) ride
16. 16.We did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
17. 17.My parents ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) feed (d) fed
18. 18.They did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) went
19. 19.___ you study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
21. 21.Myra did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
22. 22.___ he swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) worn (d) weared
24. 24.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) running (b) ran (c) runs (d) run
25. 25.My sister ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) baked (d) has baked
26. 26.___ we draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.She did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) flying (d) fly
28. 28.I ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eated (b) eat (c) will eat (d) ate
29. 29.We ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) clapped
30. 30.You did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
31. 31.She ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
32. 32.You did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) built
33. 33.Nisha did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carried
34. 34.___ Karan climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
35. 35.Ishaan did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
36. 36.My sister did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) drew (d) draw
37. 37.Rohan ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wore (c) wears (d) will wear
38. 38.Myra did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash
39. 39.___ Nisha clap for the team two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.He did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash

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