Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 419 · 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 did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) catching (c) caught (d) catches
2. 2.They did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
3. 3.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
4. 4.___ Nisha dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.___ I bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.She ___ the ball last week. (a) catched (b) catches (c) caught (d) will catch
7. 7.___ I drink milk yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.___ you tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.___ I jog in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
11. 11.___ he plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) rode (c) riding (d) ridden
13. 13.They ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) told (c) will tell (d) telled
14. 14.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
15. 15.Rahul ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
16. 16.___ you clean the room two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
17. 17.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
18. 18.Rahul ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) rides
19. 19.___ they make tea two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.She ___ the bag last week. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) carried (d) will carry
21. 21.___ I climb a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.Vivaan ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) has watched (c) watches (d) will watch
23. 23.Tara ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) wins (c) winned (d) won
24. 24.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
25. 25.You ___ in the pool last week. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
26. 26.Aisha ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) won (c) winned (d) will win
27. 27.He ___ rice in 2023. (a) has cooked (b) cooks (c) will cook (d) cooked
28. 28.They ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) write
29. 29.The children ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) sing (c) have sung (d) will sing
30. 30.___ we send a message last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.Kabir ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) played (c) has played (d) plays
32. 32.___ Ishaan send a message in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.I ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) clap (c) have clapped (d) clapped
34. 34.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flying (d) flyed
35. 35.I ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) have carried (c) carry (d) will carry
36. 36.I ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writed (d) will write
37. 37.___ he wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.___ the children dance on the stage last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.I did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) caught
40. 40.You ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brought

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