Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 428 · 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 wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.___ we carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.___ you win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
4. 4.She ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) will build (b) builds (c) builded (d) built
5. 5.You did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flying (b) flew (c) flies (d) fly
6. 6.___ they take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
8. 8.She ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) has clapped
9. 9.We ___ a kite two days ago. (a) fly (b) flyed (c) flew (d) will fly
10. 10.Dev ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) has baked (c) baked (d) bakes
11. 11.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) rode (d) ridden
12. 12.He ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) baked
13. 13.___ we catch the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.We did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
15. 15.She ___ a story in 2023. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) told (d) tells
16. 16.You ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) will tell (c) tell (d) telled
17. 17.He ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) helps (d) will help
18. 18.I did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
19. 19.You ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) have baked (d) bake
20. 20.We did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) singing (d) sings
21. 21.___ I wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
22. 22.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
23. 23.___ I study science yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.___ I clap for the team yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.___ he throw the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.___ we bring lunch yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.The students ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) sang (d) will sing
28. 28.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
29. 29.I did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) ate
30. 30.___ I clean the room yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
31. 31.Zoya did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) wore
32. 32.You ___ the room last Sunday. (a) will clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) clean
33. 33.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
34. 34.She ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) writes (c) will write (d) wrote
35. 35.___ Isha clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.Dev did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
37. 37.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
38. 38.You did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
39. 39.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
40. 40.I ___ the bag two days ago. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carry

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