Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 136 · 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.You did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) playing (b) play (c) played (d) plays
2. 2.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
3. 3.___ they ride a bicycle last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.We did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) go (c) went (d) goes
5. 5.___ he ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.We did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) washing
7. 7.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
8. 8.___ we build a sandcastle last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
10. 10.She did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
11. 11.___ my sister plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.They ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) will tell (c) telled (d) tell
13. 13.___ he fly a kite last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.He did not ___ cricket last week. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
15. 15.We ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
16. 16.___ he help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.She did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) made
18. 18.___ they make tea last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.You ___ milk two days ago. (a) will drink (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinked
20. 20.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) worn (d) wore
21. 21.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
22. 22.___ she make tea last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
23. 23.They did not ___ a message last week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
24. 24.___ my sister buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.___ you make tea last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.I did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writing (d) write
27. 27.___ you eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
28. 28.We ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watch
29. 29.My brother ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) writes
30. 30.Riya ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) watches (d) has watched
31. 31.He ___ the dog two days ago. (a) will feed (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feeded
32. 32.___ he study science yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
34. 34.They did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
35. 35.My parents ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) will eat (c) eat (d) eated
36. 36.___ you win the match last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.___ my sister help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.___ my cousins bring lunch in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.___ I watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) runned (d) ran

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