Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 392 · 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 “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
2. 2.Tara ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) will plant (c) planted (d) has planted
3. 3.___ she carry the bag last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.He did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
5. 5.___ we watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.You did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
7. 7.I did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) clean
8. 8.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
9. 9.Ananya ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) studied (d) will study
10. 10.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.I ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) will buy (c) bought (d) buyed
12. 12.She ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helps (b) has helped (c) helped (d) will help
13. 13.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) eaten (d) ate
14. 14.Priya did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) baking (c) baked (d) bakes
15. 15.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drawed (d) drew
16. 16.We ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
17. 17.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
18. 18.Rahul ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) has watched (c) watches (d) watched
19. 19.They did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
20. 20.He did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
21. 21.You ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) feed (d) fed
22. 22.You did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
23. 23.You ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
24. 24.___ the children win the match in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
25. 25.___ she swim in the pool last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
26. 26.You ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) play (c) played (d) have played
27. 27.They ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) have danced (c) danced (d) will dance
28. 28.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throwing
29. 29.___ they cook rice two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
31. 31.You ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) have washed (c) wash (d) will wash
32. 32.He did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
33. 33.I ___ Hindi last week. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaked
34. 34.My friends ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catched (d) catch
35. 35.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
36. 36.I ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) flyed (c) flew (d) fly
37. 37.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
38. 38.Aarav did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helping (b) helped (c) help (d) helps
39. 39.___ Diya make tea yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.___ he climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did

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