Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 143 · 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.___ my cousins ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
2. 2.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wore (d) wearing
3. 3.We ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) have watched (c) watch (d) will watch
4. 4.___ they clean the room last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
6. 6.The students did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
7. 7.___ they make tea yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.I did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catch (d) catching
9. 9.___ we study science two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drawing
11. 11.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
12. 12.We did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) clapped
13. 13.___ he speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.___ he throw the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.___ they make tea last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
16. 16.___ I cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.They ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will catch (b) catch (c) caught (d) catched
18. 18.___ they build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.___ he ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.___ I win the match yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.They ___ a mango last week. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) eat (d) ate
22. 22.My sister did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) washed (c) wash (d) washing
23. 23.___ he bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
24. 24.___ my brother play cricket two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.Sneha did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
26. 26.They ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buyed (d) will buy
27. 27.We ___ a cake last week. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) bake (d) will bake
28. 28.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
29. 29.___ I bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.___ Ishaan jog in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.They ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feed
32. 32.We ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rided (b) ride (c) will ride (d) rode
33. 33.___ you draw a picture last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.I did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
35. 35.___ I play cricket two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.My friends ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swim (d) swam
37. 37.You ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) will draw
38. 38.They ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feed
39. 39.___ my brother wear a cap yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.You ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) played (c) play (d) will play

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