Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 298 · 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 did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) sent (c) send (d) sending
2. 2.___ I jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.___ I send a message yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
4. 4.I ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
5. 5.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taken (d) taked
6. 6.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
7. 7.The children did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) writing (c) wrote (d) write
8. 8.He ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
9. 9.They ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) will draw (c) draw (d) drawed
10. 10.I did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) planting
11. 11.We did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
12. 12.___ she wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.___ we go to school in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
14. 14.___ she sing a song two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.He did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
16. 16.Zoya did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
17. 17.I did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) go (c) went (d) going
18. 18.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
19. 19.She did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
20. 20.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
21. 21.My brother ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwed (d) will throw
22. 22.My brother ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) will study (c) has studied (d) studies
23. 23.Tara did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) told
24. 24.My friends ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eated (b) eat (c) ate (d) will eat
25. 25.___ he fly a kite last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.They did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swam (d) swim
27. 27.Arjun did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
28. 28.My brother ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has climbed (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
29. 29.They ___ the bag two days ago. (a) have carried (b) carried (c) carry (d) will carry
30. 30.My friends did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flying (b) flew (c) flies (d) fly
31. 31.___ he wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.I did not ___ lunch last week. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) brought
33. 33.___ Tara take the train two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wearing (d) wore
35. 35.We did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buy (d) buying
36. 36.He ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) will take (c) takes (d) taked
37. 37.I ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) throw (d) threw
38. 38.___ I throw the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.___ Vivaan cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building

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