Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 453 · 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 did not ___ in the park last week. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) ran
2. 2.My brother ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) threw
3. 3.___ you help Grandma in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.I did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
5. 5.___ you watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
6. 6.She did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
7. 7.He ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catched (b) caught (c) catches (d) will catch
8. 8.Meera ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eats
9. 9.___ you feed the dog two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.Tara did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
11. 11.___ you draw a picture yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
13. 13.She ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
14. 14.___ Rohan take the train last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.___ my sister eat a mango two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.My sister did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plant (d) plants
17. 17.___ she help Grandma yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.___ she sing a song yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.My brother did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
20. 20.They did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaks
21. 21.We did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) helped
22. 22.He did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) baking (c) baked (d) bakes
23. 23.___ my friends drink milk yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
25. 25.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runned
26. 26.I ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) help (d) helped
27. 27.We did not ___ in the park last week. (a) runs (b) ran (c) run (d) running
28. 28.They did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swam
29. 29.They ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) buy
30. 30.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) have jogged
31. 31.She did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
32. 32.Manav ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
33. 33.Ishaan did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
34. 34.___ you feed the dog yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
36. 36.___ I catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
37. 37.___ he draw a picture yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
38. 38.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
39. 39.___ my brother send a message last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.My sister did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clap

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