Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 482 · 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.___ I tell a story two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.___ Ira wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.Rahul ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
4. 4.___ you drink milk last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.My brother ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) builded (c) builds (d) built
6. 6.I ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) ride (d) rided
7. 7.___ she bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
9. 9.My cousins did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) sent
10. 10.___ he climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.___ my brother jog in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimmed
13. 13.He ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) swims (d) swimmed
14. 14.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
15. 15.He did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buy (b) buying (c) bought (d) buys
16. 16.My friends did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) told
17. 17.___ you win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.I ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) winned (c) won (d) win
19. 19.I did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) writes (c) wrote (d) writing
20. 20.___ the children clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
22. 22.___ Zoya climb a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.___ he go to school in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.He ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) has played (c) played (d) plays
25. 25.She did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) rode
26. 26.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
27. 27.___ my brother jog in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
28. 28.They ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rided (b) rode (c) will ride (d) ride
29. 29.She ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) throws (d) will throw
30. 30.The students ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) help (c) will help (d) have helped
31. 31.They did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jogs
32. 32.Riya ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) has clapped (d) claps
33. 33.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
34. 34.___ they play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.He did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swam (d) swim
36. 36.I ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeded
37. 37.She ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) made (c) makes (d) maked
38. 38.My brother ___ for the team last week. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) claps
39. 39.You ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) buy
40. 40.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) ate (d) eaten

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