Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 421 · 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.___ he throw the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
2. 2.They ___ rice in 2023. (a) have cooked (b) will cook (c) cook (d) cooked
3. 3.___ Aditya swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throwed
5. 5.My sister did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) spoke
6. 6.I did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
7. 7.Yash did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) planting
8. 8.___ I tell a story two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
10. 10.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
11. 11.He did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
12. 12.You did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
13. 13.My brother ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) bakes
14. 14.I ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) have studied (c) will study (d) studied
15. 15.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) spoke
16. 16.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
17. 17.We did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) sang
18. 18.My parents did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
19. 19.___ you jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
20. 20.Omkar ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) makes (c) will make (d) maked
21. 21.They did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sending (b) send (c) sent (d) sends
22. 22.He ___ a story last week. (a) tells (b) telled (c) told (d) will tell
23. 23.My brother ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) drawed (c) drew (d) will draw
24. 24.___ Arjun wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
25. 25.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
26. 26.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) runned (d) running
27. 27.___ my sister bake a cake in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
28. 28.___ we take the train in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.Zoya ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) baked
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
31. 31.___ we catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drawed
33. 33.Rohan did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
34. 34.___ you send a message last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
35. 35.Farhan did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
36. 36.They ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throw (d) throwed
37. 37.___ my brother watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.Nisha did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
39. 39.I ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) goed (c) went (d) will go
40. 40.___ my parents swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does

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