Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 466 · 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.___ you tell a story last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
2. 2.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
3. 3.He did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climbed
4. 4.___ the students bring lunch two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.She ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) will take (c) took (d) taked
6. 6.They did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) plays (c) played (d) playing
7. 7.They ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) will fly (c) fly (d) flyed
8. 8.They ___ the match two days ago. (a) will win (b) win (c) won (d) winned
9. 9.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
10. 10.They did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
11. 11.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinking
12. 12.I did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
13. 13.___ you catch the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
14. 14.Diya ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) has clapped
15. 15.You ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) danced (d) have danced
16. 16.___ he bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.He ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) dances (d) danced
18. 18.I did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eat (d) eating
19. 19.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
20. 20.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swimming
21. 21.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
22. 22.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
23. 23.___ Isha climb a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.We ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) have jogged (d) jog
25. 25.You ___ a cake two days ago. (a) have baked (b) will bake (c) baked (d) bake
26. 26.Ishaan did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
27. 27.___ my cousins clap for the team two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.I ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) ride (c) rided (d) will ride
29. 29.Nisha did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) danced (d) dance
30. 30.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) taken (d) took
31. 31.I did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) drew (d) draw
32. 32.Ananya ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studies (d) studied
33. 33.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
34. 34.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
35. 35.We ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) run
36. 36.___ they sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.The students did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) riding (b) rode (c) rides (d) ride
38. 38.We ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) will make (c) made (d) maked
39. 39.My cousins ___ the room yesterday. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) have cleaned
40. 40.We did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) caught

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