Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 393 · 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 ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
2. 2.___ Isha swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
3. 3.They did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) fed
4. 4.I ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) sang (d) have sung
5. 5.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drinked
6. 6.We ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) will sing (c) sang (d) have sung
7. 7.I ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) have helped (c) helped (d) help
8. 8.My brother did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) brought (d) bring
9. 9.___ you win the match last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.___ you cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.___ they jog in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.___ you speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.You did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writes (d) write
14. 14.Priya did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) baked
15. 15.He ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swims (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
16. 16.___ Riya climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) rided (d) riding
18. 18.I ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) bought (c) buy (d) buyed
19. 19.You did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) flew
20. 20.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
21. 21.___ they wear a cap two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
22. 22.Pooja did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) go (b) going (c) went (d) goes
23. 23.She did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
24. 24.They ___ cricket two days ago. (a) play (b) will play (c) played (d) have played
25. 25.___ she cook rice in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
26. 26.___ he play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.They ___ rice in 2023. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cook (d) cooked
28. 28.___ my sister climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
29. 29.___ we catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.___ we make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.Kavya ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) will make (c) maked (d) makes
32. 32.I did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wore (d) wears
33. 33.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eated (d) eaten
34. 34.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
35. 35.___ Rohan swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
36. 36.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
37. 37.___ you wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.___ I plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.Arjun ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) catched (d) caught
40. 40.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching

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