Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 168 · 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.___ Pooja clap for the team yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
2. 2.Vivaan ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
3. 3.They ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) will build (b) built (c) build (d) builded
4. 4.They ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) rided (d) ride
5. 5.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
6. 6.___ you bring lunch two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.___ you help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
8. 8.___ we ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
10. 10.___ we dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.___ they feed the dog yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
12. 12.We did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) rode (c) rides (d) ride
13. 13.___ I wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
14. 14.They did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carried
15. 15.She did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
16. 16.We ___ the dog last week. (a) feed (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feeded
17. 17.We did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
18. 18.Arjun ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleans (d) has cleaned
19. 19.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) going (d) gone
20. 20.She ___ science in 2023. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) studies
21. 21.We did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
22. 22.He ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) has cleaned
23. 23.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watch (d) watched
24. 24.___ my sister tell a story in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.They ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) will draw (c) draw (d) drawed
26. 26.___ he help Grandma last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.We did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watch (d) watches
28. 28.___ she buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.My parents ___ to school last Sunday. (a) will go (b) went (c) go (d) goed
30. 30.___ he play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.He ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) baked (d) has baked
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
33. 33.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
34. 34.___ you plant a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
35. 35.He did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) sent
36. 36.___ you feed the dog in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
38. 38.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
39. 39.___ my brother dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.They ___ cricket last week. (a) have played (b) play (c) will play (d) played

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