Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 376 · 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 “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
2. 2.___ Ishaan study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.I ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
4. 4.___ you write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.We did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) washed
6. 6.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drinked
7. 7.I ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winned (c) win (d) will win
8. 8.___ they study science yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.They did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cook
10. 10.My sister did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bake (d) bakes
11. 11.___ you dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.We did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) planting
13. 13.___ we carry the bag in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swum
15. 15.You ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sent (d) send
16. 16.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
17. 17.___ my sister speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
18. 18.___ we win the match in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.Zoya did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
20. 20.___ Vivaan plant a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.___ the children dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.The students ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drink
23. 23.___ I take the train last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.You did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
25. 25.She did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
26. 26.___ they play cricket two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
27. 27.___ Tara dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.They ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) will play (c) played (d) have played
29. 29.You did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaning
30. 30.She did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swam (d) swim
31. 31.They did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
32. 32.___ the children drink milk yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.She did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rides (b) rode (c) ride (d) riding
34. 34.She ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeds (b) feeded (c) fed (d) will feed
35. 35.I did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
36. 36.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
37. 37.My sister did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
38. 38.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throwing
39. 39.___ they go to school yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.My sister did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) won (b) win (c) winning (d) wins

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