Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 142 · 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.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
2. 2.___ we study science yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
3. 3.Rohan ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) winned (c) wins (d) will win
4. 4.Riya did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooks
5. 5.He did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) planted
6. 6.She ___ a tree two days ago. (a) has planted (b) plants (c) will plant (d) planted
7. 7.Pooja ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) weared (c) wore (d) will wear
8. 8.She ___ a cake last week. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) has baked (d) bakes
9. 9.Meera ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throws (d) throwed
10. 10.___ we watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.We ___ the dog last week. (a) feed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) fed
12. 12.___ she speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
13. 13.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
14. 14.She ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) will play (c) has played (d) plays
15. 15.___ Zoya throw the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.My parents ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) sang (d) have sung
17. 17.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) weared (d) wearing
19. 19.I did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbed
20. 20.___ my cousins wear a cap in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.You ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) have climbed
22. 22.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) eated (d) ate
23. 23.___ she swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
25. 25.You ___ science yesterday. (a) have studied (b) study (c) studied (d) will study
26. 26.Karan ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) has baked (c) will bake (d) bakes
27. 27.They ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) goed (c) went (d) will go
28. 28.___ he catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.___ the students go to school two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) planted (c) will plant (d) have planted
31. 31.You did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) ate
32. 32.___ Tara drink milk last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.Pooja ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) will go (c) went (d) goed
34. 34.I did not ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
35. 35.She ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swimmed
36. 36.I ___ science last week. (a) study (b) will study (c) studied (d) have studied
37. 37.___ she clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
38. 38.You ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throw (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throwed
39. 39.My parents ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) will dance (b) have danced (c) danced (d) dance
40. 40.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drunk

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