Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 315 · 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.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
2. 2.Rohan ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) washes
3. 3.We did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buying (b) buys (c) bought (d) buy
4. 4.___ he build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drinked
6. 6.He did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
7. 7.___ we take the train in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.We ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) wash
9. 9.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) worn (d) wore
10. 10.___ my parents carry the bag yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.I ___ to school two days ago. (a) went (b) goed (c) will go (d) go
12. 12.We ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) cook
13. 13.He ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) has baked
14. 14.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
15. 15.He did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
16. 16.My sister ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled
17. 17.Farhan did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brought (d) brings
18. 18.___ Nisha swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.My sister ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinks
20. 20.They did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
21. 21.He did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) studied (d) study
22. 22.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
23. 23.___ Rohan jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swum
25. 25.He ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
26. 26.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eated
27. 27.___ I win the match yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.Saanvi ___ a song in 2023. (a) has sung (b) will sing (c) sang (d) sings
29. 29.Dev ___ the room yesterday. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
30. 30.He did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
31. 31.He ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
32. 32.___ Aarav build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.My cousins did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
34. 34.My brother ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) has clapped (d) claps
35. 35.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
36. 36.Kavya ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) washed
37. 37.You ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wore
38. 38.___ the students send a message two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.My cousins ___ in the park last week. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) jog
40. 40.Riya did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) make (c) makes (d) making

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