Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 20 · 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.I ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) baked (d) have baked
2. 2.He ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) has watched (c) will watch (d) watches
3. 3.They did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringing
4. 4.___ you speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
5. 5.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
6. 6.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawing
7. 7.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
8. 8.___ my brother wash the dishes last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
9. 9.___ you wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
11. 11.We did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) fed (d) feed
12. 12.___ the children carry the bag last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.He ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) has clapped (d) claps
14. 14.My friends ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) have climbed (c) will climb (d) climb
15. 15.We did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) ran
16. 16.___ she bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.We did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climb (d) climbs
18. 18.You did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dance
19. 19.My friends did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
20. 20.___ Isha wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.I ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
22. 22.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
23. 23.He ___ cricket two days ago. (a) has played (b) plays (c) will play (d) played
24. 24.___ he draw a picture last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.Pooja did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
26. 26.___ I buy vegetables last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
27. 27.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
28. 28.___ she fly a kite last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.My sister ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throws (d) will throw
30. 30.___ you speak Hindi last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.___ Meera throw the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.Sneha ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) clapped
33. 33.We ___ for the team two days ago. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clap (d) clapped
34. 34.We ___ the ball last week. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catched (d) will catch
35. 35.___ you sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
36. 36.He did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) won (c) win (d) winning
37. 37.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
38. 38.Farhan ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) will play (c) played (d) has played
39. 39.Saanvi ___ the match yesterday. (a) winned (b) won (c) will win (d) wins
40. 40.___ you feed the dog in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do

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