Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 228 · 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 “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drew
2. 2.___ Isha cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
3. 3.She did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
4. 4.___ he jog in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.___ we clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.___ my brother feed the dog yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.Kavya did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
8. 8.He ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) will help (b) helped (c) helps (d) has helped
9. 9.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) went (d) going
10. 10.___ my friends clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.___ Pooja ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.Aarav ___ the bag last week. (a) has carried (b) carried (c) will carry (d) carries
13. 13.She ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) caught (d) catched
14. 14.You did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) built
15. 15.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
16. 16.My cousins ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) have played (c) played (d) will play
17. 17.___ my sister fly a kite in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
18. 18.I ___ a message yesterday. (a) will send (b) sended (c) send (d) sent
19. 19.My sister did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims (d) swam
20. 20.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) threw
21. 21.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rided
22. 22.___ we eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.___ you jog in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.___ the students win the match two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.You ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) have cooked (c) will cook (d) cook
26. 26.He ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watched
27. 27.We did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swam (d) swimming
28. 28.The students did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
29. 29.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
30. 30.My brother ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) will study
31. 31.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
32. 32.My sister ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carries (c) will carry (d) has carried
33. 33.I did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
34. 34.My friends ___ a cap yesterday. (a) will wear (b) weared (c) wore (d) wear
35. 35.We did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
36. 36.They ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) have washed (c) washed (d) wash
37. 37.___ I climb a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.___ Neel catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.___ Isha bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling

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