Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 257 · 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 watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) wore (d) weared
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
4. 4.___ Isha cook rice last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.Arjun did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) threw
6. 6.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swum
7. 7.My brother ___ a song two days ago. (a) will sing (b) sings (c) sang (d) has sung
8. 8.___ we climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
9. 9.My friends did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
10. 10.They did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
11. 11.She did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) threw
12. 12.He did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) building (c) built (d) build
13. 13.They ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) buy (c) bought (d) buyed
14. 14.They did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) clapped
15. 15.___ I draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
17. 17.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwed (b) throw (c) will throw (d) threw
18. 18.My brother ___ for the team in 2023. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) clapped
19. 19.___ my friends swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
20. 20.___ they throw the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.___ I wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.They ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bake (b) will bake (c) baked (d) have baked
23. 23.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) rided (d) riding
24. 24.My brother ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) will build (b) built (c) builds (d) builded
25. 25.You ___ a song yesterday. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) have sung (d) sang
26. 26.He ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) washes (c) has washed (d) will wash
27. 27.___ my sister bring lunch last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.My brother ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) weared (c) wore (d) will wear
29. 29.I did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) bought
30. 30.My cousins ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) buy (d) bought
31. 31.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) builded (c) will build (d) build
32. 32.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) gone (d) goed
33. 33.Aditya did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
34. 34.My cousins did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washed (d) washing
35. 35.Ananya did not ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
36. 36.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaking
37. 37.She ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) helped (c) has helped (d) helps
38. 38.He did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
39. 39.They ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jog
40. 40.Vivaan ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) rode (c) rides (d) will ride

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