Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 180 · 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 “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eated (d) eaten
2. 2.He did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) taking (c) took (d) takes
3. 3.My brother ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) will send (c) sended (d) sent
4. 4.He did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) telling (b) told (c) tell (d) tells
5. 5.___ I make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.___ Ishaan play cricket yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.They ___ the room last week. (a) have cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) clean
8. 8.My sister ___ the train two days ago. (a) will take (b) took (c) takes (d) taked
9. 9.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
10. 10.We ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) wash (c) washed (d) have washed
11. 11.She ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) has cleaned
12. 12.___ I clean the room last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
13. 13.Farhan ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) danced (d) has danced
14. 14.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
15. 15.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jogged
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
17. 17.My brother did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
18. 18.___ he win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
20. 20.We ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) help (c) have helped (d) helped
21. 21.My cousins did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
22. 22.___ my brother swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.___ my sister jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.The children did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
25. 25.I did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watch (d) watching
26. 26.___ Priya throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.Pooja ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) will plant (d) has planted
28. 28.___ we eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
29. 29.___ the children send a message yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.They ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) have watched (c) watch (d) will watch
31. 31.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) gone (d) going
32. 32.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
33. 33.My sister did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
34. 34.We did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wore (d) wear
35. 35.She ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) takes (c) will take (d) taked
36. 36.___ you write a letter last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.___ she buy vegetables last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.___ I win the match yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.___ my sister go to school last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.I did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rides (b) rode (c) ride (d) riding

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