Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 302 · 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 did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sang (d) sing
2. 2.We ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) washed
3. 3.Yash ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) telled (c) tells (d) will tell
4. 4.I did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) helped
5. 5.I did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) threw (d) throws
6. 6.Myra ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) maked (c) makes (d) made
7. 7.You ___ a tree last week. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) have climbed (d) climb
8. 8.They did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
9. 9.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
10. 10.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
11. 11.She ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) took (c) taked (d) will take
12. 12.You ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jog
13. 13.___ we wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
14. 14.My brother ___ the room yesterday. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) cleans
15. 15.My cousins ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) studied (c) study (d) have studied
16. 16.___ she send a message two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
17. 17.___ you draw a picture two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.___ I wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.She ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) cleans (d) will clean
20. 20.I did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
21. 21.Aarav ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) washed (c) will wash (d) has washed
22. 22.Kabir ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) has played (b) plays (c) will play (d) played
23. 23.They did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
24. 24.My brother did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watch (d) watches
25. 25.You did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
26. 26.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taking (d) taken
27. 27.They did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
28. 28.My cousins ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) will write (b) write (c) wrote (d) writed
29. 29.___ you sing a song last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.She did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
31. 31.___ you clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
33. 33.I ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swimmed
34. 34.He ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) will plant (c) planted (d) has planted
35. 35.She did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
36. 36.___ my cousins drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.He ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
38. 38.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
39. 39.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
40. 40.My brother did not ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) take (c) taking (d) takes

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