Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 219 · 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.Aditya ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) has cooked
2. 2.He did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
3. 3.___ we win the match in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.Omkar ___ lunch last week. (a) brings (b) will bring (c) brought (d) bringed
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swimming
6. 6.Sneha ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dances (c) has danced (d) will dance
7. 7.___ you jog in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
8. 8.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
9. 9.Rahul ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbs
10. 10.They ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) will draw (d) draw
11. 11.Aarav did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cook
12. 12.She ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wears (c) will wear (d) weared
13. 13.My brother ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) feeds (d) fed
14. 14.They ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catched (c) will catch (d) catch
15. 15.He did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
16. 16.___ the students sing a song last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
18. 18.Vivaan did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) helped
19. 19.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) goed (d) going
20. 20.___ my brother clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.You ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
22. 22.He did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) playing (b) play (c) played (d) plays
23. 23.We did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) draws (d) draw
24. 24.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) spoken
25. 25.___ they study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
27. 27.___ he cook rice in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
29. 29.___ I carry the bag in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.I did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) planted
31. 31.My friends did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
32. 32.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
33. 33.She did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brought (d) brings
34. 34.___ she eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.___ my brother catch the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drew
37. 37.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
38. 38.We did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sang (d) sings
39. 39.You did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carried (d) carrying
40. 40.Ira did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking

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