Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 347 · 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.Yash did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) danced
2. 2.They ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) rided (d) ride
3. 3.They did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
4. 4.The children did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) bake (d) baking
5. 5.My cousins ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swim
6. 6.___ the children run in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rided (c) ridden (d) rode
8. 8.___ she run in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.___ my sister speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
10. 10.They ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throw (d) throwed
11. 11.Aditya did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogged
12. 12.___ he swim in the pool last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.___ you wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.___ they plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
15. 15.My sister ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) danced (d) has danced
16. 16.I ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) speak
17. 17.___ we jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.She did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swam
19. 19.___ Neel feed the dog two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.They ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) danced
21. 21.I did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buy (d) buying
22. 22.I did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
23. 23.We did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooks
24. 24.He did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
25. 25.She ___ a cake yesterday. (a) has baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) baked
26. 26.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
27. 27.I did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
28. 28.They did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) sang
29. 29.___ she play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.The children ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flyed (d) will fly
31. 31.He did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rode (d) rides
32. 32.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) going (d) gone
33. 33.___ I swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
35. 35.I did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
36. 36.___ the students clap for the team in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
38. 38.You did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) take (c) took (d) taking
39. 39.Isha did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
40. 40.Saanvi did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buying (d) buys

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