Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 149 · 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.I did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
2. 2.My brother ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) has played (c) plays (d) will play
3. 3.He ___ a letter last week. (a) will write (b) writes (c) writed (d) wrote
4. 4.You did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) swam
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writed (d) written
6. 6.My parents did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
7. 7.___ I catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
8. 8.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
9. 9.___ you eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
10. 10.You ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plant
11. 11.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwed
12. 12.You did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
13. 13.Dev did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
14. 14.___ you watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.They did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) helped
16. 16.He ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) has danced (d) will dance
17. 17.I ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) write
18. 18.They ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) will dance
19. 19.Zoya did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) build (c) building (d) builds
20. 20.They ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) have played (c) played (d) will play
21. 21.___ he catch the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.___ you wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.___ I throw the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
24. 24.___ Saanvi buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.They ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catched (d) catch
26. 26.We did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
27. 27.___ Kabir go to school yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
29. 29.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drinking
30. 30.___ my sister bring lunch last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eated (d) eating
32. 32.___ Ishaan ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
33. 33.She ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catched
34. 34.My brother ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) baked (d) has baked
35. 35.We did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) make (b) made (c) makes (d) making
36. 36.She did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) wore
37. 37.___ I carry the bag two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.___ they build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
39. 39.My sister did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) won
40. 40.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked

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