Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 433 · 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.They did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
2. 2.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
3. 3.___ my sister jog in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
4. 4.She ___ a mango two days ago. (a) ate (b) eated (c) will eat (d) eats
5. 5.My brother did not ___ rice last week. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cooks
6. 6.She did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash
7. 7.___ we study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.She did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
10. 10.___ we throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
11. 11.They did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
12. 12.Arjun ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) washed (d) will wash
13. 13.___ Pooja catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) goed (d) going
15. 15.You ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
16. 16.You ___ a tree last week. (a) have planted (b) plant (c) will plant (d) planted
17. 17.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speaked
18. 18.We did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
19. 19.___ he throw the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.___ you study science last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.Diya ___ a tree last week. (a) plants (b) has planted (c) planted (d) will plant
22. 22.___ Vivaan go to school two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.___ my brother write a letter last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.The children did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climbed
25. 25.He ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimmed (b) swims (c) swam (d) will swim
26. 26.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwed (c) threw (d) thrown
27. 27.I ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) telled (d) told
28. 28.___ Meera cook rice last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.My cousins ___ a story two days ago. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) telled (d) told
30. 30.He ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dances
31. 31.She did not ___ a letter last week. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) write (d) writes
32. 32.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taking (d) taken
33. 33.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
34. 34.Ira ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) has washed (b) washed (c) will wash (d) washes
35. 35.___ you ride a bicycle last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.___ she carry the bag yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
38. 38.You did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
39. 39.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
40. 40.___ he tell a story in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did

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