Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 16 · 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.Omkar did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) wins (b) won (c) win (d) winning
2. 2.You did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) baking
3. 3.They did not ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
4. 4.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
5. 5.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taken (d) taking
6. 6.Zoya ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) will cook (c) has cooked (d) cooked
7. 7.___ we throw the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.I ___ tea yesterday. (a) maked (b) made (c) will make (d) make
9. 9.She ___ for the team two days ago. (a) claps (b) will clap (c) has clapped (d) clapped
10. 10.___ you play cricket in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.I ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) feed
12. 12.The students did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) ride (d) riding
13. 13.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
14. 14.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wearing (d) wore
15. 15.She ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
16. 16.___ my brother dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.___ they speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.You ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) swam
19. 19.We did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brought (d) brings
20. 20.Nisha ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) will plant (c) planted (d) has planted
21. 21.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eated (d) eaten
22. 22.They ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) have helped (c) help (d) helped
23. 23.My parents did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
24. 24.___ Omkar study science last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.They ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will jog (b) jog (c) jogged (d) have jogged
26. 26.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swum
27. 27.___ she tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.___ I help Grandma yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.She did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) make (c) made (d) making
30. 30.I ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) planted (c) have planted (d) will plant
31. 31.___ I cook rice last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.They ___ a tree last week. (a) have climbed (b) will climb (c) climb (d) climbed
33. 33.___ my parents catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.They ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catched
35. 35.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) have watched (c) watch (d) will watch
36. 36.My friends did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) baking (c) baked (d) bakes
37. 37.He did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) watched
38. 38.They ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speak (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speaked
39. 39.___ Neel help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.___ you bake a cake in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was

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