Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 281 · 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.___ you make tea two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.Neel ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) cooked
3. 3.___ you clean the room yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.Meera ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) washes (d) will wash
5. 5.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) runned (d) running
6. 6.___ Aarav climb a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.___ Isha clean the room last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
8. 8.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taked (d) taken
9. 9.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
10. 10.She did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catching (d) catches
11. 11.I ___ in the park last week. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jog (d) jogged
12. 12.He did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
13. 13.Tara ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) will write (d) writed
14. 14.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
15. 15.___ they bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.The children ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) told (c) telled (d) will tell
17. 17.He ___ the ball last week. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throws
18. 18.Kabir did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eats (d) eat
19. 19.Myra ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carries (d) has carried
20. 20.He ___ for the team two days ago. (a) claps (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) has clapped
21. 21.___ I run in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
22. 22.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
23. 23.They ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cook
24. 24.My parents did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) danced
25. 25.___ they drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.He did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) played (c) playing (d) play
27. 27.She did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goes (c) going (d) go
28. 28.___ Aarav bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.You ___ the ball last week. (a) will catch (b) catched (c) caught (d) catch
30. 30.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writed
31. 31.You ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) have washed (c) wash (d) will wash
32. 32.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimming
33. 33.You ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watched
34. 34.___ we wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
35. 35.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
36. 36.___ we go to school in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.___ he wear a cap yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.___ Kabir buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.You ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) danced (d) will dance
40. 40.___ my brother jog in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was

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