Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 382 · 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.We ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
2. 2.He did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
3. 3.My cousins ___ to school last week. (a) will go (b) goed (c) went (d) go
4. 4.___ they help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rided (c) riding (d) rode
6. 6.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flying
7. 7.___ he wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
8. 8.He did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) making (b) made (c) make (d) makes
9. 9.He ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) made (c) makes (d) maked
10. 10.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoke
11. 11.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) taken (d) took
12. 12.Isha did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carry (d) carrying
13. 13.Saanvi ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) helps (d) will help
14. 14.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
15. 15.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
16. 16.___ Aditya wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) have climbed
18. 18.You did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) sent
19. 19.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
20. 20.Tara ___ in the park last week. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) has jogged
21. 21.You ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) make (c) will make (d) maked
22. 22.___ my brother fly a kite last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.Isha ___ on the stage last week. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dances
24. 24.They did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) watched
25. 25.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wore (d) wearing
26. 26.___ Kabir go to school in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
28. 28.___ you fly a kite yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
30. 30.I did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied
31. 31.___ you dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
32. 32.She did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
33. 33.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
34. 34.She did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) rode (c) riding (d) ride
35. 35.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eated (d) eating
36. 36.___ my parents cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.You did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
38. 38.___ she study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
40. 40.We ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) ride (d) rided

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