Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 309 · 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.___ I build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.___ the children jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
3. 3.___ my parents draw a picture two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
4. 4.The students did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) helped
5. 5.___ they watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) eating (d) ate
7. 7.___ she jog in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.My cousins did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flies (b) flew (c) fly (d) flying
9. 9.___ I study science yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
10. 10.___ he clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
11. 11.She did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
12. 12.She did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
13. 13.We did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) clapped
14. 14.Kavya ___ a cake yesterday. (a) has baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) baked
15. 15.The children ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) plant (d) have planted
16. 16.___ he win the match yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writed (d) writing
18. 18.___ Pooja catch the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.We did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
20. 20.You ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) swam
21. 21.You did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
22. 22.You ___ lunch last week. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) bring (d) brought
23. 23.You ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) built (c) build (d) will build
24. 24.___ he dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.We did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bakes (d) bake
26. 26.___ the students watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
28. 28.The students did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes (d) wrote
29. 29.___ you catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.I ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eated (c) will eat (d) eat
31. 31.___ the children clean the room two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.She ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) has cleaned (d) cleaned
33. 33.We did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) fed
34. 34.___ you swim in the pool last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
35. 35.We did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) drew (d) draw
36. 36.My brother did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) sent
37. 37.___ they jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.___ you go to school yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.You ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) made (c) make (d) maked
40. 40.___ they clean the room last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do

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