Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 140 · 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.___ she clean the room last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.___ he wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
3. 3.___ we take the train yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
5. 5.___ Vivaan draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.My cousins ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drinked (c) drank (d) will drink
7. 7.My parents did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
8. 8.___ my parents carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.My cousins did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
10. 10.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
11. 11.My brother did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
12. 12.Priya did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climb
13. 13.___ she study science yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
15. 15.___ he bake a cake last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
16. 16.___ my brother speak Hindi last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swimmed
18. 18.___ they eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
19. 19.Dev ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) will play (c) played (d) has played
20. 20.We did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
21. 21.She did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
22. 22.___ they speak Hindi last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
23. 23.You did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
24. 24.He ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taked (b) takes (c) will take (d) took
25. 25.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
26. 26.They ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) told (c) telled (d) tell
27. 27.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
28. 28.She ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) will clean (d) has cleaned
29. 29.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
30. 30.___ I help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.___ my sister play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.___ we plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.We did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washed (d) washes
34. 34.Zoya did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) rode (c) riding (d) ride
35. 35.___ I swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.___ we climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.You ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runned (b) will run (c) ran (d) run
38. 38.___ you fly a kite in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.We did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
40. 40.___ she swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does

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