Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 307 · 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 did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
2. 2.She ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) will feed (b) feeds (c) feeded (d) fed
3. 3.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
4. 4.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) ate (d) eaten
5. 5.Neel ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) has jogged (c) will jog (d) jogs
6. 6.___ I dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
7. 7.She did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flew (d) flying
8. 8.My friends did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught (d) catching
9. 9.___ you fly a kite in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
10. 10.My brother ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eated (c) will eat (d) eats
11. 11.___ I drink milk two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.You ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) drew (d) draw
13. 13.He did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) building (b) build (c) builds (d) built
14. 14.___ I dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimmed
16. 16.My cousins did not ___ the train last week. (a) takes (b) took (c) take (d) taking
17. 17.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) gone (d) went
18. 18.___ you climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
19. 19.Sneha ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has climbed (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) climbs
20. 20.___ he fly a kite in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.Nisha ___ for the team two days ago. (a) has clapped (b) clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
22. 22.He ___ for the team in 2023. (a) has clapped (b) claps (c) will clap (d) clapped
23. 23.___ we buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoke
25. 25.___ we help Grandma two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.They did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
27. 27.My brother ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) has watched (d) will watch
28. 28.You did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
29. 29.My friends did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) go (b) went (c) goes (d) going
30. 30.Aarav ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washed (d) washes
31. 31.The students ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bring (d) will bring
32. 32.I did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) building (b) built (c) builds (d) build
33. 33.___ Karan clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.We ___ the train last week. (a) taked (b) will take (c) take (d) took
35. 35.I ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) will clean (c) clean (d) have cleaned
36. 36.He ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) will fly (b) flies (c) flyed (d) flew
37. 37.___ my cousins ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
39. 39.Ira did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) took (c) taking (d) take
40. 40.He ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) took (c) takes (d) will take

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