Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 159 · 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 did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) dancing
2. 2.I did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
3. 3.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
4. 4.She ___ a message last week. (a) sended (b) sent (c) sends (d) will send
5. 5.___ they speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
7. 7.My brother did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
8. 8.___ you build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.___ they tell a story last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
10. 10.___ my parents throw the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.I did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) wore
12. 12.I did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) goes (b) go (c) went (d) going
13. 13.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) wrote (d) writed
14. 14.___ he study science last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.___ my brother tell a story in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.___ my brother climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
17. 17.___ they throw the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
18. 18.___ Sneha cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.My parents did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eat (b) eating (c) ate (d) eats
20. 20.___ you clean the room two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.He ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) draws (d) will draw
22. 22.The students did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
23. 23.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
24. 24.He did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
25. 25.___ Meera catch the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.My sister did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
27. 27.We did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
28. 28.Zoya ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) has watched (d) will watch
29. 29.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
30. 30.___ Vivaan bring lunch yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swum
32. 32.We ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) buy (c) bought (d) will buy
33. 33.I ___ a message last Sunday. (a) will send (b) send (c) sent (d) sended
34. 34.You ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) have washed (d) will wash
35. 35.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
36. 36.___ she cook rice last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.___ you send a message last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
38. 38.My friends did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rides (b) riding (c) ride (d) rode
39. 39.___ Karan wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.You did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) making (c) make (d) made

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