Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 333 · 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.Nisha ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) will clap (c) has clapped (d) clapped
2. 2.___ Saanvi climb a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
3. 3.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) weared (c) wearing (d) worn
4. 4.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) speaking
5. 5.He did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) won
6. 6.___ Zoya go to school in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.You ___ science in 2023. (a) have studied (b) will study (c) study (d) studied
8. 8.___ my sister carry the bag two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.We did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
10. 10.I ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builded (b) build (c) built (d) will build
11. 11.She did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
12. 12.___ they bring lunch in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.Dev did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runs (b) running (c) ran (d) run
14. 14.The students did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
15. 15.___ my cousins feed the dog yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.Priya did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
17. 17.She did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cooking
18. 18.___ Nisha go to school two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogged
20. 20.We ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
21. 21.My sister ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taked (b) took (c) will take (d) takes
22. 22.___ they clean the room last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.They ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carry
24. 24.We did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) carried
25. 25.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
26. 26.___ he bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
28. 28.___ you help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
29. 29.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
30. 30.Pooja ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catched (b) catches (c) will catch (d) caught
31. 31.___ you build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.She did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
33. 33.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
34. 34.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
35. 35.I ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) carry (c) carried (d) have carried
36. 36.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) eating (d) ate
37. 37.She did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
38. 38.We did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing (d) wrote
39. 39.___ my sister sing a song yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.You ___ a song in 2023. (a) have sung (b) sang (c) will sing (d) sing

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