Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 276 · 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 “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) worn (d) wearing
2. 2.She ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) drew (d) draws
3. 3.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swum
4. 4.___ you draw a picture yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.___ they bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
6. 6.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
7. 7.___ we bring lunch yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
9. 9.She ___ a bicycle last week. (a) will ride (b) rides (c) rided (d) rode
10. 10.Kunal ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swims
11. 11.They ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) danced (c) will dance (d) have danced
12. 12.He ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) has planted (c) plants (d) planted
13. 13.You did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
14. 14.The students did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) taking (b) took (c) takes (d) take
15. 15.He did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
16. 16.They did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jogs
17. 17.___ Yash build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.Kunal did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) took (c) take (d) taking
19. 19.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
20. 20.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
21. 21.My sister ___ lunch last week. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) brings (d) bringed
22. 22.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plant
23. 23.___ they bake a cake yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
25. 25.He ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) has planted (d) plants
26. 26.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
27. 27.You did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) told (c) telling (d) tells
28. 28.___ they ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
30. 30.My brother ___ a cap two days ago. (a) will wear (b) wore (c) wears (d) weared
31. 31.___ she bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.We ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) telled (d) told
33. 33.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rode (d) rided
34. 34.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wore
35. 35.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
36. 36.I did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
37. 37.He ___ the train in 2023. (a) will take (b) taked (c) takes (d) took
38. 38.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten
39. 39.I ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) carried (c) will carry (d) have carried
40. 40.I did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes

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