Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 215 · 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 ___ to school yesterday. (a) goed (b) will go (c) go (d) went
2. 2.___ Myra throw the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
3. 3.They ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) will buy (b) buy (c) bought (d) buyed
4. 4.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
5. 5.I ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) will ride (b) ride (c) rided (d) rode
6. 6.I did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flies (b) flying (c) flew (d) fly
7. 7.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
8. 8.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) went (d) gone
9. 9.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
10. 10.Omkar did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
11. 11.We ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) will jog (d) jogged
12. 12.The children did not ___ a message last week. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) sent
13. 13.___ Ira play cricket two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.___ the children feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.___ my brother play cricket last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.___ I throw the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
17. 17.She ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) has sung (c) sings (d) will sing
18. 18.She did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) threw
19. 19.We ___ rice last week. (a) have cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cook
20. 20.___ Omkar dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.We ___ a tree last week. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) climb (d) have climbed
22. 22.Rohan ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) made (c) will make (d) makes
23. 23.We ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) will go (c) went (d) goed
24. 24.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
25. 25.___ I clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.___ he wear a cap last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.You ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) will study (c) study (d) have studied
28. 28.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) built (c) builded (d) will build
29. 29.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
30. 30.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swimming
31. 31.You ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) draw
32. 32.I did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
33. 33.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
34. 34.My friends ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) have baked (c) baked (d) bake
35. 35.Diya did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
36. 36.___ she build a sandcastle last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.They ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) help (b) helped (c) have helped (d) will help
38. 38.You ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) will write (c) wrote (d) write
39. 39.She ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
40. 40.___ my brother study science two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do

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