Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 121 · 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.We did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
2. 2.They ___ a cap in 2023. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wore (d) wear
3. 3.My parents ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
4. 4.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flown
5. 5.You did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
6. 6.Yash ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) takes (c) will take (d) taked
7. 7.___ Myra send a message last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.They ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) have washed (d) wash
9. 9.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
10. 10.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
11. 11.We ___ the train in 2023. (a) took (b) will take (c) taked (d) take
12. 12.She did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catching (b) catches (c) caught (d) catch
13. 13.___ I bake a cake in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.___ Sneha bake a cake last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.You did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
16. 16.We did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drink
17. 17.We did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) help (c) helped (d) helping
18. 18.___ Nisha play cricket last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
19. 19.Neel did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) planting
20. 20.Rahul ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) runs (c) runned (d) will run
21. 21.___ my parents catch the ball two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
22. 22.___ my sister jog in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
24. 24.He did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) brought (d) bring
25. 25.They did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
26. 26.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
27. 27.Aditya ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
28. 28.You ___ the room last week. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) will clean
29. 29.___ Karan eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
31. 31.My sister ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) played (c) has played (d) will play
32. 32.We did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) planting
33. 33.___ my sister make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
35. 35.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
36. 36.___ Aditya swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
38. 38.___ she build a sandcastle last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.___ he ride a bicycle last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.You ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feed (d) will feed

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