Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 182 · 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 “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
2. 2.Kunal did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwing
3. 3.I did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washing (b) washed (c) wash (d) washes
4. 4.You ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) have climbed (c) climb (d) will climb
5. 5.You ___ science two days ago. (a) have studied (b) study (c) studied (d) will study
6. 6.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
7. 7.___ they cook rice last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
8. 8.My sister ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feeds
9. 9.___ my brother tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
10. 10.The children did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
11. 11.___ we buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.They did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carry
13. 13.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
14. 14.Kunal ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) has climbed (d) climbs
15. 15.My sister did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
16. 16.___ Farhan study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.My parents did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) fed
18. 18.He ___ the room last week. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) cleans
19. 19.___ you tell a story last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
20. 20.My brother did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging
21. 21.They did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinking
22. 22.My friends did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
23. 23.___ I wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.Zoya ___ the train last Sunday. (a) will take (b) took (c) takes (d) taked
25. 25.___ you feed the dog last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
27. 27.___ he write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.___ he clap for the team yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.___ she wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.Diya did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catch (b) catches (c) caught (d) catching
31. 31.___ we send a message in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.My sister did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runs
33. 33.We ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
34. 34.___ you speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.They did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
36. 36.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
37. 37.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taken (d) taked
38. 38.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
39. 39.You ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draw (d) drew
40. 40.You did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides

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