Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 179 · 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 “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
2. 2.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) gone (d) went
3. 3.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swum
4. 4.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
5. 5.___ we catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.Arjun ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeded (d) will feed
7. 7.___ my parents carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.We did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) climb
9. 9.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will run (b) runned (c) runs (d) ran
10. 10.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) have cooked (b) cooked (c) cook (d) will cook
11. 11.___ I tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
13. 13.Priya ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buys (d) will buy
14. 14.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watch
15. 15.My brother did not ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
16. 16.My friends did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
17. 17.___ you dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
18. 18.We ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) watched (d) have watched
19. 19.They ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) have jogged (c) will jog (d) jog
20. 20.They did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaned
21. 21.They did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
22. 22.___ I study science in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.___ Riya wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
24. 24.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
25. 25.You did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
26. 26.The children ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) have jogged (d) will jog
27. 27.My friends ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) maked (c) made (d) make
28. 28.___ Aarav fly a kite yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.Aditya did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
30. 30.My brother did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
31. 31.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
32. 32.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) threw
33. 33.Neel ___ the bag yesterday. (a) has carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carries
34. 34.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
35. 35.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
36. 36.___ Dev fly a kite two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.___ they win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
38. 38.My sister did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) threw
39. 39.We did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flying (d) flies
40. 40.I did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws

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