Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 398 · 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 ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) rided (c) ride (d) will ride
2. 2.Rahul did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
3. 3.My sister ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rides (d) rode
4. 4.Dev did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helping (b) help (c) helped (d) helps
5. 5.We did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) rode (c) riding (d) rides
6. 6.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
7. 7.Dev did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) eats (c) ate (d) eating
8. 8.Riya ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drinks
9. 9.___ you throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.You did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) wins (b) won (c) win (d) winning
11. 11.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) going (d) went
12. 12.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing
13. 13.I ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) eat (c) eated (d) ate
14. 14.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) ate (d) eaten
15. 15.Kavya did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) going (b) went (c) go (d) goes
16. 16.You did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
17. 17.___ my parents carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.___ we watch a cartoon last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.You ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) will study (d) study
20. 20.Zoya did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drank
21. 21.You ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carried
22. 22.Sneha did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) drew
23. 23.We ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) have sung (c) will sing (d) sing
24. 24.She ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) has danced (d) dances
25. 25.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
26. 26.My sister did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
27. 27.We did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
28. 28.Arjun ___ to school last week. (a) will go (b) goed (c) goes (d) went
29. 29.___ she wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.He ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) will play (c) has played (d) plays
31. 31.He ___ for the team yesterday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) clapped
32. 32.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) taken (d) took
33. 33.I ___ cricket in 2023. (a) play (b) will play (c) have played (d) played
34. 34.___ my sister help Grandma in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.___ they wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.You ___ the room in 2023. (a) have cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) clean
37. 37.He ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) has danced (c) will dance (d) danced
38. 38.___ my cousins sing a song last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.We ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) have studied (c) will study (d) studied
40. 40.___ Neel tell a story last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does

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