Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 308 · 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 ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
2. 2.___ I jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) writed (d) wrote
4. 4.You did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
5. 5.I did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
6. 6.___ Rahul draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rode (c) riding (d) rided
8. 8.___ we take the train two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawed
10. 10.You did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) clean
11. 11.They ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinked (b) drank (c) will drink (d) drink
12. 12.He ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) washes
13. 13.We did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) buying (c) bought (d) buys
14. 14.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
15. 15.___ she ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
16. 16.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eating
17. 17.I ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) have planted (c) planted (d) plant
18. 18.I ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
19. 19.Kunal ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) has baked (d) will bake
20. 20.___ we eat a mango two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.___ I plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.They did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climb
23. 23.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
24. 24.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
25. 25.___ Farhan dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.We ___ a tree last week. (a) have climbed (b) climb (c) climbed (d) will climb
27. 27.I did not ___ the train last week. (a) taking (b) took (c) takes (d) take
28. 28.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
29. 29.They did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) playing (c) played (d) play
30. 30.I did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sang (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
31. 31.My sister did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaking
32. 32.My brother ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) washes (d) will wash
33. 33.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
34. 34.The students did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
35. 35.Kavya ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) has washed (d) washes
36. 36.___ my parents take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
38. 38.She ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) bought (d) buyed
39. 39.We ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watch (c) will watch (d) have watched
40. 40.My sister did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing

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