Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 472 · 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.My parents did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) watched
2. 2.She ___ a letter last week. (a) will write (b) writes (c) wrote (d) writed
3. 3.Myra did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) caught
4. 4.___ they clap for the team last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.I did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) telling (c) told (d) tell
6. 6.Rohan did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
7. 7.We did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) swam
8. 8.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawing
9. 9.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
10. 10.You ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catched (d) will catch
11. 11.She did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
12. 12.My cousins ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) swim (d) swimmed
13. 13.They ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writed (b) write (c) wrote (d) will write
14. 14.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
15. 15.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climbed
16. 16.They did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
17. 17.They ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) watch (d) have watched
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swimming
19. 19.My brother did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) drew
20. 20.Zoya ___ a message two days ago. (a) sended (b) sent (c) will send (d) sends
21. 21.___ you clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.Pooja did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
23. 23.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climb (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) have climbed
24. 24.My brother ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) taked (c) takes (d) will take
25. 25.They did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
26. 26.My sister did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
27. 27.Ishaan did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) bought
28. 28.My brother ___ a mango last week. (a) will eat (b) eats (c) eated (d) ate
29. 29.My sister did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
30. 30.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) wrote (d) written
31. 31.We did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) wore
32. 32.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) run (d) ran
33. 33.___ my brother buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.___ Saanvi catch the ball two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.___ he plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.You ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwed (b) throw (c) will throw (d) threw
37. 37.I ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) go (c) goed (d) went
38. 38.___ you help Grandma two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.___ we study science last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.The children ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) washed (d) have washed

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