Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 138 · 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 climb a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.They ___ the match yesterday. (a) winned (b) won (c) will win (d) win
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
4. 4.___ they win the match in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
5. 5.Vivaan ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carries (d) carried
6. 6.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) wearing (d) weared
7. 7.She ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) draws (c) drew (d) drawed
8. 8.We ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) bake (d) will bake
9. 9.They ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
10. 10.She did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swam
11. 11.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eating
12. 12.Pooja ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) will build (c) builded (d) builds
13. 13.Ishaan ___ the match two days ago. (a) winned (b) will win (c) won (d) wins
14. 14.___ Arjun take the train two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.My brother ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) has washed (d) washes
16. 16.___ he tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.My brother did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
18. 18.___ she throw the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
19. 19.My brother did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
20. 20.___ we fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.___ Ira study science last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
22. 22.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) went (d) goed
23. 23.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
24. 24.We did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
25. 25.Riya did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeding
26. 26.You did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
27. 27.___ you bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
29. 29.___ Arjun draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
31. 31.Nisha ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runned (b) runs (c) ran (d) will run
32. 32.She did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash
33. 33.___ he cook rice yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.Arjun did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) won
35. 35.We did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) claps (d) clapping
36. 36.You ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builded (b) build (c) will build (d) built
37. 37.___ she feed the dog in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.I ___ science yesterday. (a) have studied (b) study (c) will study (d) studied
39. 39.They did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaks
40. 40.Aarav did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb

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