Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 352 · 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 “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
2. 2.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rided (c) ridden (d) rode
3. 3.She ___ science last Sunday. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studies (d) studied
4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
5. 5.___ Saanvi swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.They ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) will bake (c) baked (d) have baked
7. 7.My friends ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) will jog (d) jogged
8. 8.She did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
9. 9.___ I study science two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.My sister ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) tells (d) told
11. 11.___ we throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.You did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
13. 13.___ they bring lunch last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.___ Nisha watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.___ we take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
16. 16.___ Ira clean the room last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.My sister ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) has climbed
18. 18.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
19. 19.___ they play cricket last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.I ___ for the team yesterday. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) clap
21. 21.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throwed
22. 22.Nisha did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
23. 23.My sister did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) sent (c) sends (d) sending
24. 24.___ I swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.___ I study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
26. 26.My friends ___ the match last Sunday. (a) will win (b) winned (c) win (d) won
27. 27.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
28. 28.The children did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rode (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
29. 29.My parents did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
30. 30.___ I go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.Pooja ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) will make (c) made (d) makes
32. 32.They did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
33. 33.You did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) caught
34. 34.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) taken (d) took
35. 35.Vivaan did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
36. 36.___ they dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.The children did not ___ to school last week. (a) goes (b) going (c) went (d) go
38. 38.The children ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) ride (c) rided (d) rode
39. 39.He did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feed
40. 40.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended

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