Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 343 · 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.___ you catch the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.___ my friends fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.He did not ___ the match last week. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) won
4. 4.We ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) eat (c) eated (d) ate
5. 5.He did not ___ cricket last week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) played (d) play
6. 6.The children ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
7. 7.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
10. 10.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
11. 11.___ he plant a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
12. 12.Saanvi ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catched (b) caught (c) catches (d) will catch
13. 13.___ they fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.We did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) dance (c) danced (d) dancing
15. 15.Neel did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) building (c) builds (d) build
16. 16.___ Ira study science last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.We did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drew (d) drawing
18. 18.Arjun did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cook
19. 19.I did not ___ a letter last week. (a) writes (b) writing (c) wrote (d) write
20. 20.My sister did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wear (c) wears (d) wearing
21. 21.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawing
22. 22.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
23. 23.She did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washed (d) washes
24. 24.The students ___ a cake last week. (a) have baked (b) will bake (c) bake (d) baked
25. 25.___ he climb a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.___ she carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
27. 27.I ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) write
28. 28.Ira did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
29. 29.My cousins did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) bought
30. 30.___ you take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.You did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched
32. 32.My brother ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) will make (c) maked (d) makes
33. 33.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will catch (b) catch (c) catched (d) caught
34. 34.You ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cook
35. 35.___ Myra wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.You did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carried
37. 37.___ Ananya cook rice last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.We ___ science last week. (a) study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) will study
39. 39.___ she clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.___ we dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do

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