Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 181 · 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.They did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dance (d) dancing
2. 2.She did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) helped
3. 3.___ Farhan tell a story two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.___ you climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
6. 6.She did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
7. 7.You did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawing
8. 8.I ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) feed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated
10. 10.My sister ___ rice last week. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
11. 11.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swum
12. 12.Rohan did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
13. 13.They ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) write (c) will write (d) writed
14. 14.He ___ rice last Sunday. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cooks
15. 15.___ I take the train last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
16. 16.Arjun did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogged
17. 17.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
18. 18.We ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) will bring
19. 19.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rode (c) rided (d) riding
20. 20.Neel ___ tea in 2023. (a) makes (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) spoke
22. 22.He did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) drew (d) draws
23. 23.___ he help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.They did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
25. 25.You ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) help (b) will help (c) helped (d) have helped
26. 26.He did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) sent
27. 27.He did not ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) making (c) make (d) makes
28. 28.We did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch
29. 29.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
30. 30.My cousins did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) sings (c) sang (d) singing
31. 31.___ I speak Hindi last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flew (d) flown
33. 33.My brother ___ a tree in 2023. (a) has planted (b) planted (c) will plant (d) plants
34. 34.My brother did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) winning (b) win (c) won (d) wins
35. 35.You did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flying (c) fly (d) flies
36. 36.___ they ride a bicycle last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.He did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) wore
38. 38.We did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) drew
39. 39.___ we help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.___ the students dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did

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