Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 255 · 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 fly a kite two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.___ my brother help Grandma two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.___ my friends draw a picture two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
4. 4.___ they play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
5. 5.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
6. 6.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) took (d) taken
7. 7.Manav ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) has watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watches
8. 8.Priya ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) has jogged
9. 9.___ I climb a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.They ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) have sung (c) will sing (d) sing
11. 11.___ we bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.We did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) baking
13. 13.He ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plants (b) has planted (c) planted (d) will plant
14. 14.___ Dev bring lunch in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.We did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) claps (d) clapping
16. 16.She ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) draws
17. 17.___ Neel draw a picture two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.We ___ tea two days ago. (a) make (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
19. 19.You ___ in the pool last week. (a) will swim (b) swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
20. 20.___ she clap for the team in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
22. 22.My cousins did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
23. 23.___ Rohan write a letter two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.___ you bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.___ Aisha clean the room last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.You did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watching (d) watch
27. 27.You ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) ride (c) rided (d) rode
28. 28.You ___ a mango two days ago. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) eat
29. 29.The children ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rided (b) rode (c) ride (d) will ride
30. 30.___ we send a message two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.My sister did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
32. 32.You did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) make (c) makes (d) making
33. 33.___ Rohan wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.___ we drink milk last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawed
36. 36.___ the children drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.___ my brother eat a mango two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eated
39. 39.They did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
40. 40.He ___ to school two days ago. (a) will go (b) goed (c) went (d) goes

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