Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 478 · 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 cousins sing a song last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.My friends ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) built (c) will build (d) builded
3. 3.You ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) watched (d) will watch
4. 4.Arjun ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) wins (c) winned (d) will win
5. 5.___ Kabir win the match last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
6. 6.They ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) flyed (c) fly (d) will fly
7. 7.My friends ___ a message yesterday. (a) send (b) sent (c) sended (d) will send
8. 8.___ Ishaan draw a picture in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
9. 9.My sister did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) made (c) make (d) makes
10. 10.___ Aarav build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.They did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
12. 12.___ my cousins play cricket two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
13. 13.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
14. 14.___ Farhan ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked
16. 16.___ we write a letter yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
17. 17.___ my friends climb a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eated (c) eating (d) eaten
19. 19.___ my friends draw a picture two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.___ they play cricket in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimming
22. 22.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) weared (d) wore
23. 23.They ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swim
24. 24.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
25. 25.We did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
26. 26.The children ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) will study
27. 27.They ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eated (d) will eat
28. 28.My parents did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rode (d) rides
29. 29.We ___ a letter yesterday. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
31. 31.___ Myra wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.They ___ a tree yesterday. (a) have climbed (b) will climb (c) climb (d) climbed
33. 33.___ my brother throw the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.She did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
35. 35.He did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climbs
36. 36.We did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) studied (c) studies (d) study
37. 37.I did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flying (b) flies (c) flew (d) fly
38. 38.___ my brother plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
40. 40.___ I swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does

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