Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 402 · 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 “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
2. 2.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eating
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
4. 4.We ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) carried (c) will carry (d) have carried
5. 5.Pooja did not ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) sent
6. 6.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
7. 7.Farhan did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
8. 8.___ we clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.My brother did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) threw
10. 10.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
11. 11.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) threw
12. 12.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
13. 13.Karan did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
14. 14.___ my friends plant a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) speaked
16. 16.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
17. 17.We ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) will make (c) make (d) maked
18. 18.The students did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
19. 19.We ___ science two days ago. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied
20. 20.___ you wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) catch (d) caught
22. 22.The students did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
23. 23.She ___ for the team yesterday. (a) has clapped (b) claps (c) clapped (d) will clap
24. 24.My parents did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
25. 25.I ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) make (c) maked (d) will make
26. 26.Rohan did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) clean
27. 27.I ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) will build (c) builded (d) built
28. 28.I did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
29. 29.They did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) fed
30. 30.___ you eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.My parents ___ a tree yesterday. (a) have planted (b) plant (c) will plant (d) planted
32. 32.___ my friends wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.___ Sneha drink milk two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.Tara ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bringed (d) will bring
35. 35.My sister did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
36. 36.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) wore (d) weared
37. 37.___ he climb a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
38. 38.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
39. 39.___ my brother wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.You did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied

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