Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 221 · 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.Kunal ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) has washed
2. 2.We did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baked (d) baking
3. 3.You ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flyed (d) will fly
4. 4.She did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
5. 5.Diya did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swim (d) swimming
6. 6.___ the children write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.He ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brought (b) brings (c) will bring (d) bringed
8. 8.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
9. 9.___ my sister make tea last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
11. 11.The students ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catched (d) will catch
12. 12.She did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) ran
13. 13.My parents ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) will play (c) played (d) have played
14. 14.___ Diya win the match two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.The students did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
16. 16.My brother ___ to school yesterday. (a) goed (b) went (c) will go (d) goes
17. 17.Zoya did not ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
19. 19.___ he write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.___ he plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
21. 21.Rohan ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helps (b) has helped (c) helped (d) will help
22. 22.Karan ___ a cake in 2023. (a) has baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) baked
23. 23.My brother did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flew (d) flies
24. 24.___ they make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throwing (d) thrown
26. 26.My sister did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) rode
27. 27.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) wrote (d) written
28. 28.He ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) will eat (c) eats (d) eated
29. 29.We did not ___ a letter last week. (a) writing (b) write (c) wrote (d) writes
30. 30.___ Riya speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
31. 31.We ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drank
32. 32.Sneha ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helped (b) helps (c) has helped (d) will help
33. 33.You did not ___ a song last week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sang (d) sing
34. 34.___ you climb a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawn
36. 36.You did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
37. 37.___ they clean the room last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.Zoya ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) takes (c) will take (d) taked
39. 39.I did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
40. 40.___ Aisha draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did

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