Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 460 · 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.She did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
2. 2.___ we feed the dog two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
3. 3.My friends ___ tea two days ago. (a) make (b) maked (c) made (d) will make
4. 4.Neel ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) has helped (b) helped (c) will help (d) helps
5. 5.My parents did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
6. 6.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
7. 7.___ you tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.___ I jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.___ he speak Hindi last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.___ you send a message yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
11. 11.Rohan ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) winned (c) won (d) wins
12. 12.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wore (d) wearing
13. 13.___ Meera take the train in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.I did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plants (d) plant
15. 15.___ my sister run in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
16. 16.___ they play cricket last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
18. 18.We ___ the dog last week. (a) will feed (b) fed (c) feeded (d) feed
19. 19.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
20. 20.Zoya did not ___ a song last week. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) sang
21. 21.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) riding (d) ridden
22. 22.Yash did not ___ for the team last week. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) clapped
23. 23.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) plant (c) have planted (d) will plant
24. 24.She did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writing (d) write
25. 25.We did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cooking
26. 26.She did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) wore
27. 27.They ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carry
28. 28.___ my friends send a message last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flown
30. 30.They ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) helped (d) help
31. 31.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
32. 32.I did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) threw
33. 33.She ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) played (c) plays (d) has played
34. 34.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catch (c) will catch (d) catched
35. 35.___ Riya buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.My sister ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catched (d) catches
37. 37.___ she take the train yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) writed (d) wrote
39. 39.___ she feed the dog yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.My brother ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drinks (d) drank

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