Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 303 · 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.We ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) have planted (d) planted
2. 2.Myra did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eat (d) eating
3. 3.I did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
4. 4.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) weared (d) wearing
5. 5.___ you make tea last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.He did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) built
7. 7.Nisha did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) speak
8. 8.She did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
9. 9.___ you eat a mango last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.Omkar ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) will help (b) has helped (c) helped (d) helps
11. 11.___ we eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.We ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
13. 13.I ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) send (c) sended (d) will send
14. 14.___ Rohan carry the bag yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.___ the students bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
17. 17.My parents did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
18. 18.Saanvi ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watched
19. 19.They ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) have played (c) play (d) will play
20. 20.They did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carry
21. 21.You did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes
22. 22.Zoya did not ___ tea last week. (a) make (b) making (c) made (d) makes
23. 23.Vivaan ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) builds
24. 24.You did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) dancing
25. 25.Meera ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carried
26. 26.My brother did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) planted
27. 27.___ the children clean the room last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.___ you watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) eaten (d) ate
30. 30.Zoya ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) maked (c) will make (d) makes
31. 31.___ the students catch the ball in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.Arjun ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) has clapped (d) claps
33. 33.___ Priya jog in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.You ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wear
35. 35.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
36. 36.___ he clean the room two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.My cousins ___ science in 2023. (a) have studied (b) study (c) will study (d) studied
38. 38.We ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
39. 39.Rahul ___ a cake last week. (a) has baked (b) baked (c) will bake (d) bakes
40. 40.They did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) ate

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