Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 479 · 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.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
2. 2.___ he swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
3. 3.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing
4. 4.___ he wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.He did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
6. 6.You did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
7. 7.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
8. 8.They ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) have danced (c) danced (d) dance
9. 9.He did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
10. 10.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
11. 11.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
12. 12.They did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) fly (d) flying
13. 13.___ we carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.___ I write a letter in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) wearing (d) weared
16. 16.___ I play cricket yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.My parents ___ rice in 2023. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) cook (d) have cooked
18. 18.She did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
19. 19.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) rided (d) ridden
20. 20.You did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
21. 21.My brother ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) tells (c) telled (d) will tell
22. 22.My sister ___ Grandma last week. (a) has helped (b) will help (c) helped (d) helps
23. 23.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
24. 24.She did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wear (d) wears
25. 25.My sister did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeds
26. 26.Kabir ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) has jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
27. 27.My friends did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flying (b) flew (c) flies (d) fly
28. 28.___ my parents carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.___ we make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.She did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swam
31. 31.___ she sing a song last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.Omkar ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) has helped (c) helped (d) will help
33. 33.Sneha did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wear (d) wears
34. 34.Arjun did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
35. 35.I did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
36. 36.My parents ___ a cake in 2023. (a) have baked (b) will bake (c) baked (d) bake
37. 37.Zoya did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cooking
38. 38.___ we eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.They ___ a song two days ago. (a) have sung (b) sing (c) will sing (d) sang
40. 40.He did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) carried

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