Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 164 · 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 “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) wearing (d) weared
2. 2.I did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drinking
3. 3.Rohan did not ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
4. 4.You did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimming
5. 5.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
6. 6.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eating (d) eated
7. 7.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) threw (c) thrown (d) throwing
8. 8.___ you plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.___ my cousins draw a picture last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
10. 10.Aisha ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) throws
11. 11.My friends ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will catch (b) catched (c) caught (d) catch
12. 12.___ Manav wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.You ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) throw (d) threw
14. 14.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
15. 15.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
16. 16.___ my sister wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.She ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) will feed (d) feeded
18. 18.My friends ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) fed (d) will feed
19. 19.I ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) flew (d) fly
20. 20.___ my brother dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
22. 22.My brother did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) washed
23. 23.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
24. 24.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
25. 25.___ Kavya tell a story yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.Kavya did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
27. 27.I did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
28. 28.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaking
29. 29.He ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) dances (d) danced
30. 30.We did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) planted (d) plants
31. 31.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) goed (d) went
32. 32.___ they jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.I ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) have played (c) play (d) will play
34. 34.My brother ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) weared (d) will wear
35. 35.___ my cousins carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.We ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carried
37. 37.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) rode (d) ridden
38. 38.Zoya did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sent (c) sending (d) sends
39. 39.___ she study science last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) taken (d) took

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