Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 269 · 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.___ Yash bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.My brother ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) has planted (d) plants
3. 3.My brother ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) has watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watches
4. 4.My brother ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinks
5. 5.Kabir did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
6. 6.She ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) will dance (d) has danced
7. 7.Zoya did not ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) studied (c) studies (d) studying
8. 8.___ my friends draw a picture last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
10. 10.I ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) will play (c) have played (d) play
11. 11.My sister did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cooks
12. 12.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawn
13. 13.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
14. 14.We ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) help (c) will help (d) have helped
15. 15.Diya ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) builds
16. 16.I ___ the train last week. (a) take (b) took (c) taked (d) will take
17. 17.She ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeds (d) will feed
18. 18.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
19. 19.___ she write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.My brother did not ___ for the team last week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) clap
21. 21.___ you watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
22. 22.You did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapped
23. 23.___ Isha dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.My friends ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimmed (b) swim (c) will swim (d) swam
25. 25.___ we throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.They ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) bring
27. 27.Priya ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
28. 28.We did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) threw
29. 29.___ Ira take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.___ Rahul carry the bag yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swimming
32. 32.My sister did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) running (c) ran (d) run
33. 33.I ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) buy (c) bought (d) will buy
34. 34.___ they clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.You ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throw (b) threw (c) throwed (d) will throw
36. 36.My brother did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
37. 37.I ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) have watched (d) will watch
38. 38.___ he jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.We did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride (d) rode
40. 40.Vivaan ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) has played (c) will play (d) played

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