Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 203 · 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 “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
2. 2.I ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) have jogged
3. 3.The students ___ a story two days ago. (a) will tell (b) told (c) tell (d) telled
4. 4.She did not ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
5. 5.___ she run in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
6. 6.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flying
7. 7.___ she wash the dishes last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.___ they build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
9. 9.___ she bake a cake last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.I ___ lunch last week. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) brought (d) bring
11. 11.The children ___ cricket two days ago. (a) have played (b) played (c) play (d) will play
12. 12.You ___ a cap last week. (a) weared (b) wear (c) wore (d) will wear
13. 13.___ he send a message in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.___ my brother throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
15. 15.She did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
16. 16.He ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) will speak
17. 17.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoke
18. 18.We did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) building (b) built (c) build (d) builds
19. 19.___ my sister wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.___ I send a message last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
21. 21.They ___ lunch last week. (a) bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) will bring
22. 22.___ she play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
23. 23.She did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) threw (d) throw
24. 24.___ my friends bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) eaten (d) ate
26. 26.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
27. 27.___ my sister catch the ball in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
29. 29.We ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wear
30. 30.___ I feed the dog yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
31. 31.___ you carry the bag in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.___ my brother write a letter last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.I did not ___ the match last week. (a) win (b) wins (c) won (d) winning
34. 34.___ he send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runned
36. 36.I did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) building (c) builds (d) build
37. 37.___ he swim in the pool last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.___ Farhan help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.___ the students run in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.___ you wear a cap in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did

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