Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 354 · 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.I did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bake (b) baked (c) baking (d) bakes
2. 2.___ they watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.___ she ride a bicycle last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
4. 4.___ she sing a song two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
5. 5.My cousins ___ for the team two days ago. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clap (d) clapped
6. 6.Neel did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
7. 7.They ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
8. 8.___ Neel help Grandma last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) worn (d) wore
10. 10.The students ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) have danced (c) dance (d) danced
11. 11.He ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) brings (d) will bring
12. 12.___ we carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.My cousins ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinked (b) drink (c) will drink (d) drank
14. 14.___ I wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
16. 16.They did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
17. 17.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eated (d) eaten
18. 18.___ my friends make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.She ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) will take (c) taked (d) took
20. 20.My brother did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) baked
21. 21.They ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eat (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eated
22. 22.I did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
23. 23.You did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
24. 24.My friends did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drank
25. 25.My sister ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) built (c) builds (d) builded
26. 26.He did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
27. 27.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
28. 28.I ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) will dance
29. 29.They ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) planted (d) have planted
30. 30.___ Manav take the train last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.You ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) will write (c) writed (d) wrote
32. 32.You ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) have clapped (d) clap
33. 33.You ___ the room last week. (a) will clean (b) have cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaned
34. 34.You did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swims (d) swimming
35. 35.My brother did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) sang
36. 36.___ my sister sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
37. 37.We did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
38. 38.___ my friends cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.___ my friends clean the room yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.Kabir did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned

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