Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 305 · 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.___ she tell a story last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.My friends did not ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
3. 3.She did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
4. 4.My sister ___ a message two days ago. (a) will send (b) sended (c) sends (d) sent
5. 5.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flying (d) flyed
6. 6.___ we take the train last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
7. 7.Vivaan ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) has baked
8. 8.___ we fly a kite last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
10. 10.My parents did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
11. 11.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten
12. 12.___ she feed the dog last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
13. 13.I did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
14. 14.___ Vivaan run in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.I did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) taking (b) took (c) takes (d) take
16. 16.___ Tara catch the ball in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) threw (c) thrown (d) throwing
18. 18.I did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
19. 19.We did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
20. 20.___ she plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.We did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
22. 22.They ___ the bag in 2023. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) carried
23. 23.Kunal ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) has watched (b) watched (c) watches (d) will watch
24. 24.We ___ tea last week. (a) maked (b) made (c) will make (d) make
25. 25.We ___ Hindi last week. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaked
26. 26.The students ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
27. 27.Arjun ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wears (c) weared (d) will wear
28. 28.They ___ a story yesterday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tell (d) told
29. 29.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) running
30. 30.Ishaan did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched
31. 31.___ the children ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
32. 32.They ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) danced (d) will dance
33. 33.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
34. 34.My brother did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) caught
35. 35.He did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) going (c) go (d) goes
36. 36.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swum
37. 37.___ they write a letter last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) going (d) goed
39. 39.We ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) cook
40. 40.___ we make tea last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do

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