Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 458 · 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 cap last week. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wore (d) wearing
2. 2.I ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) go (c) goed (d) will go
3. 3.I ___ the match yesterday. (a) win (b) will win (c) won (d) winned
4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swum
5. 5.Arjun ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wore (d) wears
6. 6.You did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) send (c) sent (d) sends
7. 7.___ she watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
8. 8.My sister did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) sang
9. 9.___ you run in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.The students did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) carried
11. 11.___ Meera drink milk two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.They did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catching (b) catches (c) caught (d) catch
13. 13.Arjun ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plants (b) has planted (c) will plant (d) planted
14. 14.Saanvi did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helping (b) help (c) helped (d) helps
15. 15.I did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash
16. 16.Kunal did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) flying (c) flew (d) fly
17. 17.We ___ in the park yesterday. (a) have jogged (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) jog
18. 18.I did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooking
19. 19.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
20. 20.___ she dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) weared (c) wearing (d) worn
22. 22.They ___ a cap last week. (a) wear (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
23. 23.___ they buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.He did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
25. 25.They ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) will send (c) send (d) sended
26. 26.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taked (d) taking
27. 27.___ my brother bring lunch yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.My brother did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
29. 29.You did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) built
30. 30.My sister did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
31. 31.I ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) have baked (d) will bake
32. 32.___ the children speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.You ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) winned (c) win (d) won
34. 34.She did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) build (b) building (c) built (d) builds
35. 35.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwed (c) thrown (d) throwing
36. 36.They ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eat (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eated
37. 37.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
38. 38.Ananya ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) draws
39. 39.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
40. 40.You did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) bought

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