Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 451 · 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 ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) ate
2. 2.My parents ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) will play (c) played (d) have played
3. 3.I ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) played (c) will play (d) play
4. 4.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
5. 5.___ my parents ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.___ they study science yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.___ Rohan clean the room last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
8. 8.___ my sister throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.She did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) ride (d) riding
10. 10.___ they plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.___ she win the match last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.___ you speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.___ I study science last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
15. 15.Manav did not ___ the match last week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
16. 16.She ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) has played (c) plays (d) played
17. 17.I did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buying (b) bought (c) buys (d) buy
18. 18.I did not ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
19. 19.Ananya did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) planted (c) planting (d) plants
20. 20.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
21. 21.___ Meera go to school in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.You ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) told (c) will tell (d) telled
23. 23.He did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runs
24. 24.You ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) have jogged
25. 25.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogs
26. 26.I did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
27. 27.You did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimming
28. 28.She ___ the match two days ago. (a) will win (b) winned (c) won (d) wins
29. 29.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
30. 30.You ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeded
31. 31.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eated
32. 32.We did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
33. 33.You did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) went
34. 34.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) wore (d) worn
35. 35.She ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) telled (c) told (d) will tell
36. 36.My brother ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) will sing (d) has sung
37. 37.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
38. 38.I ___ a bicycle last week. (a) will ride (b) rided (c) rode (d) ride
39. 39.Myra ___ the room two days ago. (a) has cleaned (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleans
40. 40.You did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wore (d) wears

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